Premakeerthi de Alwis

Samaraweera Mudalige Don Premakeerthi de Alwis (3 June 1947 – 31 July 1989 as Sinhala: ප්‍රේමකීර්ති ද අල්විස්), popularly known as Premakeerthi de Alwis, was a Sri Lankan radio and television broadcaster and lyricist. Considered as an iconic figure in Sri Lankan radio television history, he was assassinated during the 1987–89 JVP Insurrection at the age of 42.

Premakeerthi de Alwis

Samaraweera Mudalige Don Premakeerthi de Alwis (3 June 1947 – 31 July 1989 as Sinhala: ප්‍රේමකීර්ති ද අල්විස්), popularly known as Premakeerthi de Alwis, was a Sri Lankan radio and television broadcaster and lyricist. Considered as an iconic figure in Sri Lankan radio television history, he was assassinated during the 1987–89 JVP Insurrection at the age of 42.