S. D. Bandaranayake

Samuel Dias Bandaranayake (1 December 1917 – 3 June 2014) was a Sri Lankan socialist politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Gampaha.[1]

Hon.

S. D. Bandaranayake
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Gampaha District
In office
1952–1970
Preceded byP. P. Jayawardena
Succeeded byA. T. Basnayake
In office
1977–1989
Preceded byA. T. Basnayake
Succeeded byseat abolished
Personal details
Born(1917-12-01)1 December 1917
Matara, Ceylon
Died3 June 2014(2014-06-03) (aged 96)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse(s)Dorin Dias Bandaranaike
ChildrenSubash (son), Pandu (son), Samala (daughter)
ResidenceMadugas Walauwwa, Yakkala

Early life and education

Born to a wealthy family, his father was Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranayake, Muhandiram of the Guard and Siyane Korale and his mother was the daughter of Mudaliyar Ekanayake from Matara, his grandfather was Conrad (Peter) Petrus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike, Maha Mudaliyar. He was a cousin of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. He was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, St. Thomas' College, Matara and studied agriculture at the University of Travancore. While in India he met figures such as Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore. On his return he joined the newly formed Ceylon Agricultural Corps as a Commandant during World War II.[2]

After the war he entered politics, campaigning for S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and joined his newly formed Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was elected to parliament in 1952 and was re-elected in 1956 however he did not accept the office due to disagreements with S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike on the Sinhala Only Act.

He was involved in the 1971 JVP Insurrection against the SLFP led government under Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The Criminal Justice Commission which was set up to prosecute insurgents found him guilty of two counts of being a member of the JVP and attending the five lectures. He was given a suspended sentence of two years. In 1977, he was re-elected to parliament.[3][4]

Family

His son, Pandu, is one of the sitting members of parliament for Gampaha (1994-present).[5]

See also

References
  1. "Hon. Bandaranayake, Samuel Dias, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. Former Gampaha MP S.D. Bandaranayake the Colourful Maverick Known as "Imbulgoda Veeraya" Passes Away at 97 Years of Age
  3. http://www.island.lk/2007/03/27/opinion1.html
  4. Death of senior SLFP politician S. D. Bandaranayake Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Jeyaraj, D.B.S. "Former Gampaha MP S.D. Bandaranayake the Colourful Maverick Known as "Imbulgoda Veeraya" Passes Away at 97 Years of Age". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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