Premnath C. Dolawaththa

Hon.
Premnath C. Dolawatte
MP
ප්‍රේම්නාත් දොලවත්ත
பிரேம்நாத் டோலாவத்தா
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 August 2020
Personal details
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materD. S. Senanayake College

Premnath C. Dolawatte is a Sri Lankan politician, attorney-at-law, and a member of the Sri Lankan parliament from Colombo Electoral District as a member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1][2][3] He is an advocate of LGBTQ+ rights, having proposed a Private Members' Bill in 2022 to amend the article 365 and 365A of the Penal Code as a major step in decriminalizing homosexuality. He is also a popular actor.

  1. ^ "The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Sri Lankan Government. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Premnath C. Dolawatte, Attorney at Law". Parliament of Sri Lanka. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ Borham, Maneshka (24 August 2022). "Dolawaththa to present private members bill to amend penal code to protect LGBTQI+ community". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 March 2024.