Sagara Palansuriya | |
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Member of Parliament for Horana | |
In office 1956–1960 | |
Prime Minister | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
Preceded by | M. D. H. Jayawardena |
Succeeded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Personal details | |
Born | Palansuriya Mohottalalage Dingiri Mahaththaya 11 March 1908 Kalalella, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka |
Died | June 22, 1961 | (aged 53)
Political party | Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Spouse | Gladis Chandra Perera |
Children | Keerthivijaya, Lakvijaya, Geethakumara |
Profession | Poet, Teacher, Politician |
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.