Bride’s father collapses on the “Poruwa” succumbs following a heart attack

Bride’s father collapses on the “Poruwa” succumbs following a heart attack

A rare unfortunate incident is reported from Polpithigama village where a very anxious father of a bride had collapsed on the “Poruwa” following a heart attack and had died.

It is reported from Madahapola area in the village of Polpithigma from a wedding ceremony

held yesterday the 18th instant. The deceased is M.Premchandra a 64 year old a resident of Pansiyagama ,Madahapola.

It is reported that the marriage of his daughter had been delayed for some time and when the wedding was fixed he had become extremely happy and anxious.

He had been staying very anxiously until the marriage took place. It is learnt that his blood pressure may have risen to cause the heart attack and for him to die. On this day after escorting the bride to the poruwa and then had fallen on to the poruwa after the poruwa traditions had been completed when he was standing by the side of the poruwa.

Immediately he had been rushed to the Polpithigama district hospital by the bridegroom himself.It has been reported that by the time he was admitted to the hospital he had passed away. The wedding house then had been made into a funeral house.