Palitha Thewarapperuma
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Hon. Palitha Thewarapperuma MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Kalutara District | |
In office 2010–2020 | |
Deputy Minister Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs | |
In office 6 April 2016 – 1 May 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Deputy Minister of Wildlife | |
In office 1 May 2018 – 19 November 2019 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 May 1960 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Residence | Mathugama |
Occupation | Politician |
Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma (born 3 May 1960) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party .[1][2] He was given the position of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs in the United National Party led national government in 2015.
Controversies and Incidents[]
Was suspended from parliament for a week in 2016 for a brawl.[3][4] Was part of the brawl on 15 Nov 2018, and had a blunt knife in hand which he appeared to want to use but held back by fellow UNP MPs.[5][6]
In July 2016, Palitha Theewarapperuma went on hunger strike demanding authorities to admit 9 children in to a public school. During the events he attempted suicide by hanging himself. However he was admitted to the hospital and underwent a bypass surgery. Following the incident the students were admitted to grade 1 of the school. [7][8][9][10]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic he on several occasions he distributed food supplies to the people of the village Atalugama, which was under lock down due to COVID infections. [11]
Social Services and Public Image[]
Palitha Thewarapperuma has been popular amongst the local masses for his social service activities and philanthropy. He rose to fame among people of the entire island especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka for having provided food, dry rations and other necessities to the rural population of constituency the Kalutara Electoral District. [12]
Family[]
His son died of a sudden illness in August 2015.[13]
References[]
- ^ "PALITHA THEWARAPPERUMA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections -2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Parliament fracas : Palitha, Prasanna suspended for one week".
- ^ Ada Derana (2016-05-05), Thewarapperuma and Ranaweera suspended from Parliament for a week, retrieved 2019-04-24
- ^ "P'ment brawl report presented to House | Daily FT".
- ^ Bejiya (2018-11-15), Palitha thewarapperuma parliament knife case, retrieved 2019-04-24
- ^ Corr, Lahiru Fernando and Agalawatte Group. "School admission drama: Thewarapperuma IN suicide bid". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Deputy Min. Thewarapperuma walks into Kalutara school with 'rejected' child". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Palitha Thewarapperuma Fiasco: Children Get A New School". Hiru News. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Thewarapperuma fiasco: children get a new school". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Notes On Covid-19: Politics Reshaped". Colombo Telegraph. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Notes On Covid-19: Politics Reshaped". Colombo Telegraph. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "MP Thewarapperuma in tears at son's death - Photos - Hiru Gossip English Edition". gossip.hirufm.lk. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
- United National Party politicians
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Sinhalese politicians