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Mahendra Ratwatte

Mahendra Ratwatte
2015 - present
Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy &
Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara
Mayor of Kandy
In office
2011–2015
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
Relations Harris Leuke Ratwatte
(grandfather)
Parents Anuruddha Ratwatte
(father)
Carman Rangala Ratwatte
(mother)

Mahendra Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015. He is the current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara.

He is the second son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte & Carman Rangala Ratwatte, Mahendra Ratwatte's father was ex acting Diyawadana Nilame and former Cabinet Minister. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte who was former Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

Ratwatte entered active politics from Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 2011 and was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council and served as the Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015.



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