Sagara Palansuriya

Sagara Palansuriya
Member of Parliament
for Horana
In office
1956–1960
Prime MinisterS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Preceded byM. D. H. Jayawardena
Succeeded byRatnasiri Wickremanayake
Personal details
Born
Palansuriya Mohottalalage Dingiri Mahaththaya

(1908-03-11)11 March 1908
Kalalella, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
DiedJune 22, 1961(1961-06-22) (aged 53)
Political partyViplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party
SpouseGladis Chandra Perera
ChildrenKeerthivijaya, Lakvijaya, Geethakumara
ProfessionPoet, Teacher, Politician
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Palansuriya Mohottalalage Dingiri Mahaththaya[1] (Sinhala: පලන්සුරිය මොහොට්ටාලලාගේ ඩිංගිරි මහත්තයා, known as Sagara Palansuriya (Sinhala: සාගර පලන්සූරිය) in later life, was a Sri Lankan poet, teacher and Member of Parliament.

  1. ^ "Sagara Palansuriya, Unforgettable Personality". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.