Vijaya Kumaranatunga Memorial Hospital, Seeduwa

Vijaya Kumaranatunga was assassinated by a member of the DJV, the military wing of the JVP, on February 16th 1988. He was a very popular film star and a charismatic politician who sought a political resolution to the ethnic conflict. He was married to Chandrika Bandaranaike who went on to be twice elected as the President of Sri Lanka, after his death. This hospital was built in his memory in his hometown of Seeduwa.