Mahendra Ratwatte

Mahendra Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015.[1] He is the current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara.

Mahendra Ratwatte
2015 - present
Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy &
Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara
Mayor of Kandy
In office
2011–2015
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
RelationsHarris Leuke Ratwatte
(grandfather)
ParentsAnuruddha Ratwatte
(father)
Carman Rangala Ratwatte
(mother)

Early life

He is the second son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte & Carman Rangala Ratwatte, Mahendra Ratwatte's father was ex acting Diyawadana Nilame and former Cabinet Minister. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte who was former Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.[2][3][4]

Politics

Ratwatte entered active politics from Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 2011 and was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council and served as the Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015.

See also

References

  1. Mahendra Ratwatte resigns as Mayor of Kandy. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  2. ශ්‍රී ල.නි.ප.ය තරගකර දිනූ මුල්ම ආසනය
  3. Anuruddha Ratwatte's political biography (ISBN 978-955-20-9966-3) by Godage International Publishers, Maradana Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
  4. Sri Lanka’s former Deputy Minister of Defense General Anuruddha Ratwatte has passed away Archived 2011-11-25 at the Wayback Machine


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