
He was 73.
The health of Sobhitha Thera had deteriorated following a heart surgery.
He was taken to Singapore on November 03 for further treatment.
He had been under close observation by two specialist doctors and a Sri Lankan doctor.
Following the end of the war, he had asked the then Rajapaks aregime for a change in the executive presidency and the electoral system, and worked to field a common candidate at the last presidential election.