Mahendra Ratwatte
Mahendra Ratwatte | |
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Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara | |
Mayor of Kandy | |
In office 2011–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Relations | Harris Leuke Ratwatte (grandfather) |
Parent(s) | Anuruddha Ratwatte (father) Carman Rangala Ratwatte (mother) |
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.
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
Mayor of Kandy
, from 2011 to 2015.
See also
References
- ^ Mahendra Ratwatte resigns as Mayor of Kandy. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ ශ්රී ල.නි.ප.ය තරගකර දිනූ මුල්ම ආසනය
- ISBN 978-955-20-9966-3) by Godage International Publishers, Maradana Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
- ^ 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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