Former Sri Lankan prime minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake died today at the age of 83. He was admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital last week. Wickremanayake had served as prime minister during Mahinda Rajapaksa's term as president from 2005 to 2010. <br/><br/>He had earlier held the post from August 2000 to December 2001. He was a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party for more than 60 years. A number of Sri Lankan leaders including President Maithripala Sirisena and Rajapaksa condoled his demise.