/ L ) ▁and ▁advance ▁level ▁( A / L ) ▁exam ination ▁at ▁Mill ▁Hill ▁School , ▁London . ▁Young ▁Prem adas a ▁won ▁the ▁A / L ▁prize ▁for ▁politics ▁and ▁business ▁studies ▁and ▁besides ▁being ▁appointed ▁a ▁pre fect , ▁a ▁rare ▁honor ▁for ▁any ▁foreign ▁student , ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 1 ▁cr icket ▁team ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁captain ing ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁A ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁( L SE ) ▁and ▁MB BS ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁his ▁degree ▁covered ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁econom ics , ▁politics ▁and ▁international ▁relations , ▁an ▁education ▁that ▁served ▁him ▁in ▁good ▁stead ▁later ▁when ▁he ▁launched ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁grass root ▁politician . He ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁Committee ▁under ▁Senator ▁Larry ▁Press ler , ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁S aj ith ▁met ▁many ▁other ▁influ ential ▁sen ators , ▁including ▁John ▁McC ain ▁and ▁former ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁John ▁Ker ry . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁Prem adas a ▁entered ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁politics ▁after ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Having ▁joined ▁his ▁father ' s ▁party ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁district ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁UN P ▁for ▁Hamb ant ota ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁where ▁He ▁launched ▁several ▁projects ▁for ▁pover ty ▁alle viation ▁and ▁housing ▁development