Former MP Ven. Baddegama Samitha Thera (68) passed away last night.
He was receiving treatment at a private hospital in Matara for COVID-19.
The Thera had been discharged from the Karapitiya Hospital and returned to the temple a few days ago after recovering from COVID-19.
But was admitted to a private hospital again due to breathing issues.
A member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Ven. Baddegama Samitha Thero was a member of the Sri Lankan parliament for Galle District from 2001 to 2004.
He was a member of the last Southern Provincial Council under United People’s Freedom Alliance. (NewsWire)