Career
He is also father of United National Party leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. One of Wickremesinghe"s brothers was the former Bishop of Kurunegala, Lakshman Wickremasinghe. Wickremesinghe was a lawyer before becoming the editorial managing director of the largest and most prominent newspaper group, The Lake House which is the home of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon.
He received the first provocation as a director which was to enhance the professional structure of the newspaper group that were founded by his father-in-law Doctorate. R. Wijewardene who was the fighter for freedom from the British Empire.
Wickremesinghe also played in revamping the group that comprised with five dailies and three Sunday newspapers in English, Sinhalese and Tamil and he also enlisted talented journalists, nurtured journalistic excellence and used them to develop a strong regional and international relations.