Samantha Vidyaratna (or K.V.Samantha Vidyaratne) is a
Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila ...
. He fought over the Uma Oya issue and the transfer of 65,000 acres of land to a Singaporean company.
Biography
Lives in Ridimaliyadda, Badulla. He is a graduate of the University of Kelaniya. In 2004, is appointed deputy minister by President
Chandrika Kumaratunga. Despite his MP position, he lived for 6 years in a house without electricity. In April 2015, he publicly criticized the
Uma Oya Hydropower Complex
The Uma Oya Hydropower Complex (also internally called Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project or UOMDP) is a irrigation and hydroelectric complex currently under construction in the Badulla District of Sri Lanka. Early assessments of project dat ...
and the heavy ecologic catastrophy it resulted in for the Uma Oya region.
He is fighting against the forcible acquisition of lands in Uva Wellassa by a Singaporean company in the year 2022.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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