Lakshman announced early in March 2006 that he would be retiring from politics at the parliamentary election scheduled for 6–13 May. He was succeeded by his brother's younger son Chaitanya Lakshman.
Personal life
Lakshman was the son of late B. D. Lakshman, a trade unionist and member of the colonialLegislative Council (1940–1944, 1959–1963). His two sons, Prince Sachin Lakshman and Prince Jatin Lakshman, reside in Melbourne, Australia. Prince Gopal Lakshman died on 15 August 2016, in Navua Hospital, Fiji Islands.