Sarath Muttetuwegama
Sarath Muttetuwegama (29 December 1917 – 19 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and communist politician. He was a member of parliament from Kalawana.[1][failed verification][2]
Born Sarathchandra Muttetuwegama to the Rate Mahatmaya of Kalawana, Muttetuwegama qualified as an advocate. A member of the Communist Party, he unsuccessfully contested the March 1960, and 1965 general elections from Ratnapura. He was elected to parliament in the 1970 general election from Kalawana. He lost the 1977 general election to Abeyratne Pilapitiya, however when Pilapitiya was unseated following an election petition, Muttetuwegama was elected in the by-election at followed 1981.[3] He was killed in a car crash in Ratnapura in 1986, while in office. At the time, he was the only Communist member of Sri Lanka’s Parliament.[4]
He was married to Manouri de Silva, a barrister and daughter of Dr Colvin R. de Silva, a leftist politician and lawyer.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. Abeygoonewardane, Henry Dias, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Jātika Rājya Sabhāva Pustakālya (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly. p. 4.
- ^ Jiggins, Janice (7 June 1979). Caste and Family Politics Sinhalese 1947-1976. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521220699.
- ^ "Lawmaker Dies in Crash". L.A. TIMES. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "A Life Well Lived with Courage and Compassion". Groundviews. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Manouri Muttetuwegama passes away". Daily News. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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