The funeral of Prof. Vishwa Warnapala will be held this afternoon at the Borella Cemetery.

Warnapala, a former academic at the University of Peradeniya, was a member of the SLFP and the General Secretary of the UPFA at the time of his death.

Born on December 26, 1939, he joined the SLFP when Sirima Bandaranaike was its leader. He served as the Minister of Higher Education under the presidency of Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge.