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title: "Businessman Lalith Kotelawala Passed Away"
url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/lalith-kotelawala-died/
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date: 2023-10-21
modified: 2023-10-21
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author: "LankaXpress Reporter"
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# Businessman Lalith Kotelawala Passed Away

Businessman Lalith Kotelawala (84 years), former Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated & founding Chairman of Seylan Bank passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo reports adaderana.

Deshmanya Deshabandu Jeewaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotelawala was a Sri Lankan businessman, listed in 2007 Sri Lanka Richest List. He was remanded for the misappropriation of 26 billion rupees of investments from the failed Golden Key Credit Company.