{"id":16592,"date":"2021-12-21T08:19:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T02:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=16592"},"modified":"2021-12-21T08:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T02:50:00","slug":"npp-announces-its-national-executive-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=16592","title":{"rendered":"NPP announces its National Executive Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Executive Council of the National People&#8217;s Power (NPP) has been announced, covering all districts in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Executive Council consisting of 73 members, was announced at the Special Representatives General Conference of the NPP convened yesterday (20th). It has appointed political leaders, artists, writers, trade union leaders, university lecturers and doctors from many walks of life.<br \/>Anura Kumara Dissanayake was appointed as the Leader of the NPP, and Dr Nihal Abeysinghe was appointed as the Secretary. Prof. Chandana Abeyratne, President of the National Intellectuals&#8217; Organization, Attorney-at-Law Lal Wijenayake, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, Member of Parliament, Ms Saroja Polraj, Prof. Liyanage Amarakeerthi and other JVP leaders addressed the special conference.<br \/>Below is the list of nominees for the National Executive Council and photos from the conference.<br \/>Prof. Chandana Abeyratne<br \/>Prof. Upali Pannilage<br \/>Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando<br \/>Dr. Harini Amarasuriya<br \/>Prof. Vijay Kumar<br \/>Prof. Wasantha Subasinghe<br \/>Prof. Jinasena Hewage<br \/>Prof. Liyanage Amarakeerthi<br \/>Prof. Krishantha Abeysena<br \/>Prof. Sunil Senevi<br \/>Dr Kaushalya Ariyaratne<br \/>Attorney at Law Lal Wijenayake<br \/>Ramalingam Chandrasekara<br \/>Samanmalee Gunasinghe<br \/>Vijitha Herath<br \/>Dr Ajith Mel<br \/>Dr Anura Karunatilake<br \/>Former Secretary to the Ministry Ashoka Peiris<br \/>Senior Lecturer Vijith Rohana<br \/>Senior Lecturer P. D. N. K. Palihena<br \/>Bimal Ratnayake<br \/>Attorney at Law Upul Kumarapperuma<br \/>Lal Kantha<br \/>Attorney at Law Charith Galhena<br \/>Attorney at Law Harshana Nanayakkara<br \/>Attorney at Law Nimala Siriwardena<br \/>Actor Jagath Manuwarna<br \/>Literary critic Ravi Siriwardena<br \/>Sheikh Munir Mulaffer<br \/>Krishnan Kalaichchelvi<br \/>Saroja Savitri Polraj<br \/>Muditha Nanayakkara<br \/>Ananda Wijepala<br \/>Kumara Jayakody<br \/>Arun Hemachandra<br \/>IN Ikram<br \/>Samantha Vidyaratne<br \/>Dr Rizvi Sally<br \/>Literary critic Kamal Perera<br \/>Visakesha Chandrasekara &#8211; Film Director<br \/>Kitnan Selvaraj<br \/>Dr Nalinda Jayatissa<br \/>Mahinda Ratnayake<br \/>Sunil Handunnetti<br \/>Vrai Keli Balthazar<br \/>Mahinda Jayasinghe<br \/>Dr H.P. Dhammika<br \/>Actor Chaminda Jayasuriya<br \/>Aruna Shantha Nonis<br \/>Namal Karunaratne<br \/>Nihal Galappaththi<br \/>Nalin Hewage<br \/>Chathuranga Abeysinghe<br \/>Eranga Weeraratne<br \/>Wasantha Samarasinghe<br \/>Lakshman Nipunarachchi<br \/>R.M. Jayawardene<br \/>Sandun Yapa<br \/>Ajith Hadley Perera<br \/>Ravindu Uswetakeiyawa<br \/>Attorney at Law Sunil Watagala<br \/>Ratna Gamage<br \/>Upali Samarasinghe<br \/>Dr Asoka Ranwala<br \/>Premaratne Tennakoon<br \/>Eranga Gunasekara<br \/>Shantha Padmakumara<br \/>Gamagedara Dissanayake<br \/>TB Sarath<br \/>Manjula Suraweera Arachchi<br \/>Wasantha Piyatissa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/npp-convention-20.12.2021-ii.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/npp-convention-20.12.2021-ii.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16593\" width=\"838\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/npp-convention-20.12.2021-ii.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/npp-convention-20.12.2021-ii-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 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