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32-447: Ratwatte may refer to: Anuruddha Ratwatte (1938–2011), Sri Lankan soldier and politician Barnes Ratwatte (1883–1957), Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headman Barnes Ratwatte II (1918–2004), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge Charitha Ratwatte III (born 1948), Sri Lankan lawyer and bureaucrat Clifford Ratwatte (1927–2009), Sri Lankan politician Cuda Ratwatte , Ceylonese,

64-722: A fall he sustained in his home. A statue of him was built in the Kandy City Center in 2013. He married Carman Rangala, the Librarian of the Youth Council Library in 1967. Their eldest son Lohan is a Minister and Member of Parliament representing the Kandy District and second son Mahendra is the former Mayor of Kandy. His second marriage was to Ramani Imbuldeniya in 1996.[10] During his service as an volunteer officer from 1960 to 1977, he received

96-470: A gunshot wound. Also, while Muttusamy and Christian Appu, two of his other accomplices received grievous injuries and two others were slightly injured, while they were thus engaged in the fracas, Saradiel and Mammale Marikkar succeeded in escaping. Subsequently, the Police team including Police Sergeant Mahath and Police Constable Sabab, set out on March 21, 1864, to arrest Saradiel on the information given by

128-560: A population of 111,727. Urban areas of the Town are mostly inhabited by Sinhalese and Muslim people respectively. Others include Malay , Burgher , Indian Tamils . Source: statistics.gov.lk Business is the way of living for majority of the people. There are plenty of Teachers in this town. Education sector also is another income source of the people in this area. The crops include rice , tea , rubber , pepper , cardamom , nutmeg , vegetables and various types spices. Mawanella

160-467: A premature start to its planned insurrection . That evening, after police captured a group of JVP members who were planning to kidnap Prime Minister Bandaranaike from her private residence, Major General Sepala Attygalle and Lieutenant Colonel Ratwatte briefed Bandaranaike and escorted her to the Prime Minister's official residence Temple Trees , which became the operations center coordinating

192-588: Is also a waterway called Maa Oya running very close to the town and there is a village called Bootawa, where two waterways called Maa Oya and Higulu Oya are joining near a Bridge called Bootawa Bridge situated in Mawanella to Rambukkana Road. The historic Mawanella Bridge built to cross the Maha Oya by the British, during their colonial ruler. A modern concrete bridge was constructed in 2005, immediately north of

224-615: Is also famous for its traditional handicrafts, especially the pottery , brass-ware and tobacco related industry. There are over 50 pottery shops in Annasigala area along the Colombo to Kandy road. Mawanella belongs to the Tropical Evergreen region of central Sri Lanka. The altitude of the area varies from 180m to 260 m above sea level. The average annual rainfall lies between 2500 and 4500 ml, and temperature of

256-837: The 1970 general election from the Sengkadagala Electorate . Although his party won a landslide victory, he was defeated by Noel Wimalasena of the United National Party in the Senkadagala electorate. In 1971, he was reinstated and promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Ceylon Army Volunteer Force and was appointed commanding officer of the Field Security Detachment, which was tasked with internal security . Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike

288-752: The Bombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS Ranasuru which started the Eelam War III in April 1995. The government felt betrayed by the LTTE in its earlier peace talks and looked into defeating the LTTE militarily. Ratwatte strongly advocated the recapture of the LTTE controlled Jaffna peninsula . Although symbolically important, the Army Commander Lieutenant General Gerry De Silva refused to deploy troops to recapture

320-883: The Natha Devale, Kandy . Anuruddha Ratwatte entered local government politics having been elected as a Municipal Councillor in the Kandy Municipal Council in 1966, from his father's party the United National Party . In the late 1960s, he crossed over to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party , led by his cousin Sirima Bandaranaike and became the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Chief Organizer for the Sengkadagala Electorate, contesting

352-794: The Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal in 1972 and the Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal in 1974. During his tenure as Deputy Defense Minister from 1994 to 2000, he received the Riviresa Campaign Services Medal in 1996, Purna Bhumi Padakkama in 1996 and the 50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal in 1998. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "Everyone gropes in darkness"2nd June 1996 By Our Political Correspondent https://www.sundaytimes.lk/960602/pol.html Mawanella Mawanella Division has

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384-619: The United National Party . He then contested and was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council in 1979 and served until 1986, during which time he became the leader of the opposition in the Kandy Municipal Council. In February 1989, he entered parliament having been appointed to it by the National List from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and sat in the opposition. In the 1994 general election , he

416-582: The Defence Staff to reduce Ratwatte's influence over the operational matters of the military. He remained a Cabinet Minister until his party was defeated in the 2001 general elections. Ratwatte was re-elected to Parliament in 2000 and 2001, however, he retired from politics in 2004, facing fraud and criminal charges against him since the early 2000s. He died on 24 November 2011 at the Kandy General Hospital following complications of

448-486: The Jaffna peninsula due to the need for large troop numbers to defend it from the LTTE that would withdraw to the jungles of Wanni. De Silva was overruled and planning commenced under Major General Rohan Daluwatte for Operation Riviresa . Launched in late 1995, Operation Riviresa under Daluwatte recapture of the Jaffna peninsula, but failed to cut off LTTE units that withdrew to the jungles of Wanni. The recapture of Jaffna

480-538: The Kingdom of Kandy Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916–2000), Sri Lankan stateswoman Wilfred A. Ratwatte , Ceylonese politician See also [ edit ] Ratte (disambiguation) Rawat (disambiguation) Twatt (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ratwatte . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

512-420: The area are Mayurapada Central College, Rivisanda Central College, Zahira College, and Baduriya College. Buddhist Sunday schools a.k.a. "Daham Pasal", Islam schools such as Ahadiya or Madrasah and other religious schools provide a key element in religious education. Private educational institutes also play a major role in education. There are three international schools and large number of tuition institutes in

544-466: The area. A large percentage of students seek these institutions, although the quality and standards of them remains questionable. Mawanella is historically famous for Uthuwan Kande Soora Saradiel - a native who fought against British colonialism. He is known as the Robin Hood of Ceylon/ Sri Lanka as he looted the wealth from British officers and their local counterparts only to distribute it among

576-725: The command of Colonel S. D. Ratwatte . In 1960, his cousin Sirima Ratwatte Bandaranaike became prime minister. He received military training in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in 1961. When not mobilized for active service, Ratwatte served as the Acting Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy during his father's tenure as Diyawadana Nilame and was a former Basnayake Nilame (Lay Custodian) of

608-515: The counter-insurgency activity of the Ceylonese government. Field Security Detachment was tasked with the security of the Prime Minister and Temple Trees. Ratwatte retired from the Army in the late 1970s. Ratwatte, as Sri Lanka Freedom Party Chief Organizer for the Sengkadagala Electorate again contested the 1977 general election from the Sengkadagala Electorate and lost to Shelton Ranaraja of

640-607: The first elected mayor of Kandy, awarded a knighthood from the British, appointed Adigar Harris Leuke Ratwatte (1900–1964), Ceylonese legislator J. C. Ratwatte II , Ceylonese legislator Lohan Ratwatte (born 1968), Member of Parliament representing the Kandy District in Sri Lanka Mackie Ratwatte , Sri Lankan physician Mahendra Ratwatte , Sri Lankan politician and Mayor of Kandy from 2011 to 2015 Nigel Ratwatte (born 1990), Sri Lankan rugby union player Ratwatte Nilame (died 1827) courtier of

672-474: The informant, one Sirimala. Based on this information, when the Police team surrounded the house belonging to Abdul Cader of Mawenelle searching for Saradiel, he attempted to shoot Sergeant Mahath. But Sergeant Mahath outsmarted Saradiel by shooting him first, which resulted in Saradiel falling to the ground from the upstairs where he had been hiding. Due to a gunshot fired from the upstairs by Mammale Marikkar,

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704-516: The old bridge. There are 3 educational divisions -Aranayake, Mawanella and Rambukana under Mawanella Educational Zone. There are 22,019 students and 54 schools in Mawanella, 16,517 students and 43 schools in Rambukkana and 12,964 students and 48 schools in Aranayake division totaling 51,500 students and 145 schools. 19 of the 145 total schools are Muslim schools. The most prestigious schools in

736-554: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ratwatte&oldid=1176268181 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Sinhalese origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Anuruddha Ratwatte General Anuruddha Leuke Ratwatte (14 July 1938 – 24 November 2011), frequently referred to as Anuruddha Ratwatte ,

768-521: The poor villagers. Deekirikewagela Saradiel was born in 1832 to his father Deekirikewage Adasi Appu - a bullocart driver and Molligoda Pichohami - a small coffee shop owner. The natives were under heavy economical and political pressure from unfair taxes under British rule and were rebelling against as best way they could. Saradiel was accompanied by fellow natives namely Mammale Marikkar, Baya, Hawadiya, Samat etc. In order to evade his arrest, Saradiel, decided not to remain in one single place permanently, for

800-471: The region ranges between 22 degrees and 35 degrees Celsius. It receives most of the rain from Southwest Monsoon . The average wind speed has been measured to be approximately 7.2 km/hour and humidity in the range lies between 57% and 90%. The whole region is mountainous, but the most famous mountain is the Bathalegala or Bible Rock. Devanagala and Alagalla are another two mountains in the area. There

832-406: The sake of his own safety. While he was thus taking refuge in the homes of his friends, on March 17, 1864, a police team under the command of Head Constable Amath surrounded the house where Saradiel had been hiding, with the help of some of the residents of that area who had given them the tip-off, which resulted in the death on the spot of George Van Haught, a member of the police search party, due to

864-419: The strategic town of Kilinochchi . Having the burden of defending the Jaffna peninsula and no land route to resupply, Ratwatte initiated Operation Jayasikurui in 1997; it failed to achieve its primary objective of gaining a land route to the Jaffna peninsula and was called off by President Kumaratunga in 1999. This led to his falling out of favour with President Kumaratunga, who established the post of Chief of

896-599: Was a Sri Lankan politician and a retired army officer. He was a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence. Born in Kandy to the old Radala Ratwatte family , he was the sixth of nine children born to Harris Ratwatte Dissawa and Mallika Katugaha Kumarihamy. A colonial era politician, Harris Ratwatte was a member of the State Council in 1936 to 1947 for Kegalle and United National Party Member of Parliament for Mawanella 1947 to 1952 Anuruddha Ratwatte

928-617: Was educated at Trinity College, Kandy , where he played rugby for his school. Following his schooling, he volunteered in the Central Ceylon Youth Council, serving as the administrator of the Council office and library in Kandy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He gained a commission as a volunteer officer in the rank of second lieutenant in the 2nd (V) Battalion, Ceylon Sinha Regiment (2CSR) based in Kandy under

960-636: Was elected to parliament from the Kandy District from the Freedom Party and was appointed by Chandrika Kumaratunga , his niece as Cabinet Minister for Power and Energy; and Deputy Defense Minister . While Kumaratunga held the portfolio of Minister of Defense. Becoming Kumaratunga's chief defense adviser, Lt. Colonel Ratwatte became the de facto defence minister once hostilities in the Sri Lankan Civil War commenced following

992-472: Was well celebrated and Ratwatte who oversaw it as deputy defence minister; was promoted to the rank of general by President Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1995 and was awarded the Riviresa Campaign Services Medal . The following year the government faced a major defeat in the Battle of Mullaitivu in which it lost an entire brigade and was forced to withdraw from Mullaitivu. Government forces responded by recapturing

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1024-613: Was worried of a possible threat to the government from army officers loyal to the opposition political parties with her prior experience in the 1962 attempted coup d'état . Captain Denzil Kobbekaduwa , under Ratwatte's command reported a potential threat to the government by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) which was preparing for an armed revolt. On 5 April 1971, the JVP attacked several police stations in

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