Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe

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"Subsequent to signing the Upcountry Agreement in 1815, I hereby propose to this honourable assembly that the royal flag of King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe depicting on a yellow background a lion carrying a sword in its right paw, on a red background as the official flag of independent Ceylon." [5] [6]

The motion however was drafted by J. R. Jayewardene, the member for Kelaniya, who persuaded Sinne Lebbe to move the motion, [7] as he was a Muslim thereby creating confusion amongst any likely opposition by the Tamil members of parliament. [8] The motion was seconded by A. Ekanayake Gunasinha, the member for Colombo Central Electoral District. [9] Sinne Lebbe did not participate in the ensuing debate. [8]

As a result of the opposition to the motion, the Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake, on 27 January 1948, formed of a parliamentary committee, which resulted in the royal flag, with the addition of two strips of orange and green, being adopted as the national flag. [10]

Sinne Lebbe unsuccessfully sought to be re-elected at the 2nd parliamentary election held in May 1952 from the United National Party, losing to R. B. Kadramer, an Independent, by 3,460 votes (Sinne Lebbe only securing 41% of the total vote). [11]

Family

Both Sinne Lebbe's son, Abdul Lathiff and his grandson, Ahamed Rizvi, served as members of parliament representing Batticaloa in 1965-1970 and 1985-1989 respectively. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hon. Sinnalebbe, Ahamedlebbe (Mudaliar), M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ↑ VAN SANDEN, J. O. (1936). The Chieftains of Ceylon. Colombo: Plate. p. 43.
  3. ↑ "THE CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" (PDF). natlib.lk. National Library. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 January 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "The proposer of the lion flag: Mudlr. Sinnalebbe". Daily News . 4 February 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Herath, H. M. Mervyn (2002). The National Flag and the National Anthem of Sri Lanka: History & Significance. H.M. Mervyn Herath. p. 17. ISBN   9789559748311.
  7. ↑ Vivekananthan, C. V. (14 August 2017). "Heart of the land". Daily News . Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 De Silva, K. M.; Wriggins, William Howard (1988). J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka: 1906-1956. University of Hawaii Press. p. 196. ISBN   9780824811839.
  9. ↑ Nizam, Ifham. "All National Struggles Remembered On Independence Day". Sunday Leader. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Vithana, Sriyani Ajantha (27 October 2017). "Batticaloa MP Sinna Lebbe proposed Lion Flag". Ceylon Today . Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 January 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "SLMC MP Rizvi Sinnalebbe dies". The Island . 3 October 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
Hon. Mudaliar
Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Batticaloa
In office
1947–1952
Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Batticaloa
One–member (1947 – 1960)
Two–member (1960 – 1989)
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