President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today issued a condolence message over the passing of Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) Leader and Minister Arumugam Thondaman. Thondaman (55) passed away yesterday (26) after he suffered a heart attack. "He carried forward the mission pioneered by his illustrious grandfather Saumyamoorthi Thondaman and worked relentlessly to remove the grievances of upcountry tamil community," Rajapaksa said in his message.