Thushantha Mahendra Ratwatte is a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy. Mahendra Ratwatte resigns as Mayor of Kandy. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 19 November 2015. Currently, he serves as the Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara. He is the son of former Sri Lankan Deputy Defense Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte.
Early life Ratwatte was born in Kandy as the second son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte & Carman Rangala Ratwatte. Ratwatte's father was an acting Diyawadana Nilame and former Cabinet Minister. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte was former Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.ශ්රී ල.නි.ප.ය තරගකර දිනූ මුල්ම ආසනයAnuruddha Ratwatte's political biography () by Godage International Publishers, Maradana Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka’s former Deputy Minister of Defense General Anuruddha Ratwatte has passed away He has two brothers, former state minister Lohan Ratwatte and businessman Chanuka Ratwatte. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy.
Politics Ratwatte entered active politics from Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 2011 and was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council. He served as the Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015.
His son Dinuk Ratwatte is also a politician.
See also List of political families in Sri Lanka
References
External links Ratwatte Family Tree