Samantha Vidyaratna (or K.V.Samantha Vidyaratne) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1] He fought over the Uma Oya issue and the transfer of 65,000 acres of land to a Singaporean company.
Lives in Ridimaliyadda, Badulla. He is a graduate of the University of Kelaniya. In 2004, is appointed deputy minister by President Chandrika Kumaratunga.[2] Despite his MP position, he lived for 6 years in a house without electricity.[3] In April 2015, he publicly criticized the Uma Oya Hydropower Complex and the heavy ecologic catastrophy it resulted in for the Uma Oya region.[4] He is fighting against the forcible acquisition of lands in Uva Wellassa by a Singaporean company in the year 2022.
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^(PDF). Sri Lanka Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
^"Next chapter with Weerawansa". Dailynews.lk. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^"Video: Despite being MP for 6 years Samantha's house had no electricity". Lankatruth.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^"Uma Oya Project has destroyed rivers and waterways: Samantha Vidyaratna". Frontpage.lk. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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