Marudapandy Rameshwaran (born 26 December 1976) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament. Rameshwaran was born on 26 December 1976. He was treasurer and deputy president of the

Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) ( ta, இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ், translit=Ilaṅkai Toḻilāḷar Kāṅkiras; si, ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය ''Lanka Kamkaru ...

. He was a member of the

Central Provincial Council The Central Province ( si, මධ්‍යම පළාත ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ta, மத்திய மாகாணம் ''Madhdhiya Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of th ...

and held several provincial ministerial portfolios. He was arrested in December 2017 in connection with an assault on a

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supporter at a funeral in

Maskeliya Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka. It is known for its mountains, waterfalls, unique ethnic background and estates. The act ...

and later released on bail. Rameshwaran contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a

Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated SLPFA; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පොදුජන සන්ධානය, translit=Śrī Laṃkā Nidahas Podujana Sandhānaya; ta, ஶ்ரீ லங்கா ப ...

electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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1976 births Agriculture ministers of Sri Lankan provinces Ceylon Workers' Congress politicians Education ministers of Sri Lankan provinces Tamil politicians Living people Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the Central Province Board of Ministers Prisoners and detainees of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Hindus Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance politicians United People's Freedom Alliance politicians Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka {{CentralLK-politician-stub