Early life and education
Born to a well to do family in Gonahena, Kadawatha in the Gampaha District, he was the eldest with four younger sisters. He received his education at Kirillawala Maha Vidyalaya and at Rahula Vidyalaya, Gampaha, before moving to Colombo for his GCE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level with the ambition to study engineering.Revolutionary
As a student he got quickly involved in the revolutionary that became the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) becoming one of its founding leaders along with Rohana Wijeweera. Becoming an active member, Jayasinghe adopted the nom de guerre "Loku Athula" and became one of the top four leaders. He organized training camps and began training members in martial arts. He was responsible for armed wing of the group and took command of its carders in the districts of Kegalle and Kurunegala. He was unsuccessful in holding the area and withdrew to the jungles of Wilpaththu, where he was captured with what of left of his carders which had reduced to 40 from 300. He was wounded in the final encounter with the Ceylon Army and was sent to Colombo for medical treatment. He was the 6th accused in the Criminal Justice Commission prosecution of the perpetrators of the insurrection. He turned crown witness along with W.T. Karunarathne, becoming a witness for the prosecution against the accused and gained a pardon in 1975.Political career
Following his release from prison, he joined theReferences
1944 births 2014 deaths Sri Lankan rebels Sri Lankan revolutionaries Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna members United People's Freedom Alliance politicians Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka Prisoners and detainees of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees {{WesternLK-politician-stub