Piyal Nishantha de Silva (born 30 June 1970) is a Sri Lankan politician and
MP representing the
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is the current State Minister of Fisheries
Career
He contested at the
2015 parliamentary election representing the
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக ...
from the Kalutara District and was elected to the
15th Parliament.
He also contested at the
2020 parliamentary election representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and was elected to the
16th Parliament. On 12 August 2020, he was appointed as the State Minister of Women and Children's Development, Pre-School and Primary Education, and School Infrastructure and Education Services as a part of the
second cabinet of the President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite concerns were raised regarding the appointment of a male minister to handle and look after women affairs.
In January 2021, he was tested positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
after drinking
concoction
Concoction is the process of preparing a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients, and also the result of such a process.
Historically, the word referred to digestion, as conceived by Aristotle who theorized that this was the resu ...
, a medicine which was claimed by the media as a herbal medicine given by Hindu goddess
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tra ...
.
References
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1970 births
Living people
Sinhalese politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka