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Gevindu Kumaratunga

Hon.
Gevindu Kumaratunga
ගෙවිඳු කුමාරතුංග
கெவிந்து குமாரதுங்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 August 2020
ConstituencyNational List
Personal details
Born (1964-12-10) 10 December 1964 (age 60)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo

Gevindu Kumaratunga (born 30 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Kumaratunga was born on 30 November 1964.[1] He is the grandson of writer Kumaratunga Munidasa and secretary of the Cumaratunga Munidasa Foundation.[2][3] He is the owner of Visidunu Prakashakayo publishers and Kiyawana Nuwana bookshop in Nugegoda.[4][5] He is chairman of Yuthukama Sanwada Kawaya, a group affiliated to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[6][7][8] Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Gevindu Cumaratunga". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ Mahendra, Sachitra (30 September 2009). "Gunadasa Amarasekara: Musings on an incomplete journey". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ "People and events: Kala Korner - Remembering the great scholar". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ Amarakeerthi, Liyanage (18 March 2009). "Closing the Circle: Revisiting Amarasekara". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  5. ^ Saparamadu, Sumana (5 September 2007). "Mixed reactions over children's poems". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Opposition demands meaningless – Yuthukama Organisation". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Proposals for a new constitution presented to President". Economy Next. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections - 2020 - Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2188/2. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 August 2020. p. 2A. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ "SLPP National List goes to EC". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  11. ^ "SLPP releases National list". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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