Samantha Vidyaratna

Samantha Vidyaratna (or K.V.Samantha Vidyaratne) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1] He fought over the Uma Oya issue and the transfer of 65,000 acres of land to a Singaporean company.

Hon.
Samantha Vidyaratna
MP
Member of Parliament
for Badulla District
In office
2004–2010
Personal details
BornBadulla
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
ResidenceRidimaliyadda
EducationUniversity of Kelaniya

Biography

Lives in Ridimaliyadda, Badulla. He is a graduate of the University of Kelaniya. In 2004, is appointed deputy minister by President Chandrika Kumaratunga.[2] Despite his MP position, he lived for 6 years in a house without electricity.[3] In April 2015, he publicly criticized the Uma Oya Hydropower Complex and the heavy ecologic catastrophy it resulted in for the Uma Oya region.[4] He is fighting against the forcible acquisition of lands in Uva Wellassa by a Singaporean company in the year 2022.

References
  1. "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 02-04-2004" (PDF). Sri Lanka Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. "Next chapter with Weerawansa". Dailynews.lk. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. "Video: Despite being MP for 6 years Samantha's house had no electricity". Lankatruth.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Uma Oya Project has destroyed rivers and waterways: Samantha Vidyaratna". Frontpage.lk. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.


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