Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne අනුරාධ දූල්ලෑව විජයරත්න | |
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| Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Acting | |
| In office 1975–2005 | |
| Councillor of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Coordinating Secretary to Ministry of Justice | |
| Public Relations Officer Ministry of Higher Education | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1962 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dayanganie Dullewe Wijeyeratne (née Gunasekara) |
| Children | Yanushi |
| Parent(s) | Nissanka Wijeyeratne (father) Nita Wijeyeratne (née Dullewe) (mother) |
| Residence(s) | 168 / 7, Inner Flower Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo Kingswood College, Kandy D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician and Entrepreneur |
Anuradha Neelendra Dullewe Wijeyeratne (Sinhala: අනුරාධ නිලේන්ද්ර දූල්ලෑව විජයරත්න) (born 22 March 1962) (known as Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne) is a Sri Lankan politician and entrepreneur,[1] He has served as the acting Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy on several occasions for three decades appointed by the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs with recommendation from Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters of Siam Nikaya.[2][3] He was a Provincial Councillor of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council too. In March 2020, he was invited by the United National Party to contest the Parliamentary General Election 2020 and was appointed as the chief organizer for the Mawanella electorate. In 2020 general elections, Wijeyeratne ran unsuccessfully for the Kegalle District seat in Parliament. He is ideologically positioned on the right wing of the United National Party.
- ^ Life and times of Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne by Professor. Carlo Fonseka. Daily News (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 7 January 2008.
- ^ WIJEYERATNE – Family
- ^ RATWATTA – Family