JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his condolences over the passing of former leader of the JVP Somawansa Amarasinghe.

Publishing a note on his Facebook page, Anura Dissanayake said that Somawansa Amarasinghe had made immense sacrifices for the oppressed people of the country.

Anura Dissanayake succeeded Amarasinghe as party leader in February 2014. Amarasinghe left the party in April 2015 and later founded his own political movement. He became a strong critic of Dissanayake's leadership.