Tilvin Silva

Tilvin Silva
ටිල්වින් සිල්වා
டில்வின் சில்வா
3rd General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Incumbent
Assumed office
1995
LeaderSomawansa Amarasinghe
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Preceded bySomawansa Amarasinghe
Personal details
Born
Mesthree Tilvin Silva

(1956-02-26) 26 February 1956 (age 68)
Mulapitiya Beruwala, Dominion of Ceylon
Political party
Other political
affiliations		National People's Power (Since 2019)
United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2005)
EducationAluthgama Maha Vidyalaya
OccupationPolitician
Military service
Battles/warsSecond JVP Insurrection

Mesthree Tilvin Silva (Sinhala: ටිල්වින් සිල්වා, Tamil: டில்வின் சில்வா; born 26 February 1956[1]) is a Sri Lankan Marxist politician serving as the General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)[2] and a founding member of the NPP.[3] Silva has played a significant role in shaping the JVP's policies and strategies, particularly focusing on social justice, anti-corruption, and economic reforms.[4] He has been described as one the closet allies of the president Anura Kumara Dissanayake.[5]

  1. ^ Y News (2024-09-30). 🚨"පක්ෂයේ වත්කම් තියෙන්නේ මගේ නමට - අනුරගේ ආණ්ඩුවේ තනතුරක් ගන්නේ නෑ" |ටිල්වින් කියූ පක්ෂයේ රහස්. Retrieved 2024-10-24 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Our Leaders". www.jvpsrilanka.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  3. ^ "BBCSinhala.com". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  4. ^ "Queering The JVP". Colombo Telegraph. 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ^ "Anura Kumara's Ascendancy Within the JVP and Sri Lanka - Opinion | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2024-10-15.