Dr. Sirikkaththuge Neville Arthur Fernando (9 March 1931 - 4 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan doctor and a politician.

Career

He was elected to

Panadura Panadura ( si, පානදුර, translit=Pānadura; ta, பாணந்துறை, translit=Pāṇantuṟai) is a city in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is located approximately south of Colombo and is surrounded on a ...

in the 8th parliamentary election in 1977. He was notable for having moved a controversial

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against then

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A. Amirthalingam Appapillai Amirthalingam ( ta, அப்பாப்பிள்ளை அமிர்தலிங்கம்; si, අප්පාපිල්ලෙයි අමිර්තලිංගම්; 26 August 1927 – 13 July 1989) was a leading ...

, the first motion of no confidence against a leader of opposition in the world. Dr. Fernando built a teaching hospital in Malabe and later donated it to the government. Dr nevil fernando build a education institute of Royal college panadura and Agamathi balika vidyalaya panadura schools.

Death

Dr. Fernando died on 4 February 2021, in Colombo from complications from

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, after being diagnosed with the disease during the

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References

2021 deaths Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhalese politicians United National Party politicians 1931 births Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka {{WesternLK-politician-stub