Vasudeva Nanayakkara
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Honourable Vasudeva Nanayakkara MP |
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| Leader of Democratic Left Front | |
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Assumed office 1999 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Ratnapura District |
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Assumed office 2010 |
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In office 1989–2000 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kiriella |
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In office 27 May 1970 – 21 July 1977 |
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| Leader of the Opposition, Colombo Municipal Council | |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Born | 3 January 1939 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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Democratic Left Front (1999 - Present) Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1958 - 1977, 1994 - 1999) Nava Sama Samaja Party (1977 - 1994) |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance (2004 - Present) People's Alliance (1994 - 1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Wasanthi Nanayakkara |
| Relations | Hemakumara Nanayakkara C. V. Vigneswaran |
| Children | Chiranjaya Nanayakkara, Sankajaya Nanayakkara, Tharushi Nanayakkara |
| Residence | 49/1 Vinayalankara Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | Richmond College Galle |
| Profession | Lawyer, trade unionist |
Vasudeva Nanayakkara (born 3 January 1939) is a veteran left-wing Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former presidential candidate.
Nanayakkara joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) as student in 1958. He was elected to parliament at the 1970 parliamentary election, representing Kiriella for the LSSP.
Nanayakkara later left the LSSP and in 1977 joined with other former members of the LSSP, including Vikramabahu Karunaratne, to form the Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP). He was the NSSP's candidate in Ehaliyagoda at 1977 parliamentary election but failed to get elected. He was the NSSP's candidate at the 1982 presidential election. He came fifth and last after receiving only 17,005 votes (0.26%).
The Sri Lankan government proscribed the NSSP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CP) after the Black July anti-Tamil riots of 1983. Nanayakkara, Karunaratne, Rohana Wijeweera and other left-wing politicians went into hiding until 1985 when the proscription was lifted.
In 1987 the NSSP joined with the LSSP, CP and Sri Lanka People's Party to form the United Socialist Alliance (USA). Nanayakkara re-entered parliament after the 1989 parliamentary election, representing Ratnapura District for the USA.
Shortly before the 1994 parliamentary election Nanayakkara left the NSSP and rejoined the LSSP, one of the constituent parties of the People's Alliance (PA), an alliance of opposition parties. He was chosen as one of the PA's parliamentary candidates for Ratnapura District and duly elected. Later Nanayakkara became critical of President Kumaratunga's policies, such as privatisation and the handling of the civil war. He was suspended from the LSSP in April 1999. A few days later Nanayakkara crossed over to the opposition in parliament.
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