Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, RSP, VSV, USP, MP is a retired Sri Lankan admiral, politician and a filmmaker. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs, member of parliament and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy and first Director General of the Civil Security Force.[1][2][3][4]
Minister of Public Security
In March 2021, Weerasekara announced plans to ban the burqas in Sri Lanka and the closure of more than 1,000 Islamic schools over ‘national security’ fears.[5][6][7][8]
Awards
Rana Sura Padakkamam[citation needed]
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya[citation needed]
Uttama Seva Padakkama[citation needed]
As a filmmaker
| Year | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gamani | [9][10] |
| 2024 | Sri Siddha | [11] |
References
- ^ "SARATH WEERASEKARA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections -2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Military-LTTE commanders meet at Muhamalai second time". Tamilnet. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara: another feather in his cap
- ^ "Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools". TheGuardian.com. 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to ban burqa and shut hundreds of Islamic schools, minister says". NBC News.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools".
- ^ "Sri Lanka to ban burqas and shut Islamic schools for 'national security'". 15 March 2021.
- ^ "'Gamani'- mirroring the atrocities of terrorism". The Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "'Gamani': rolls strong". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "ශ්රී සිද්ධා 18 වැනිදා තිරයට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
| Central (25) |
| ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern (16) |
| ||||||||||||||
| Northern (13) |
| ||||||||||||||
| North Central (14) |
| ||||||||||||||
| North Western (24) |
| ||||||||||||||
| Sabaragamuwa (20) |
| ||||||||||||||
| Southern (25) |
| ||||||||||||||
| Uva (13) |
| ||||||||||||||
| Western (47) |
| ||||||||||||||
| National List (29) |
| ||||||||||||||
