Veteran journalist Bandula Padmakumara has passed away today.
The veteran journalist had passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital.
Padmakumara who was the former chairman of Lake House was 71-years-old at the time of his demise.
He was renowned for introducing the discussion of newspapers on live television.
Meanwhile, Senior Newspaper Journalist Sunil Madhava Premathilaka passed away yesterday (23).
Premathilaka was a journalist as well as an author who revolutionized the traditional journalism of the country.
One of his most popular works was the Diary of a Truth-Seeker, while he was recently awarded the ‘Kalabhushana’ State Award.
The senior journalist was 78-years-old at the time of his demise. (NewsWire)