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This is a partial listing of prominent political families in Sri Lanka.
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(also related to Dr Karunasena Kodituwakku)
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(also related to Ratwatte family, Ellawala family, William Gopallawa, S. D. Bandaranayake, A.R. Udugama, Panini Ilangakoon, Hector Kobbekaduwa, Jeewan Kumaranatunga, Ranjan Ramanayake)
(Maternal Uncle of Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle and Granduncle of Themiya Loku Bandara Hurulle)
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(Also related to)
(Also related to) Dr. Gamani Corea, Ambassador, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Ernest Corea, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States of America Kumari Corea, Provincial Councillor, NWP.
Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament, [107] Government Minister, Member of Parliament – Father in law of Navin Dissanayake
(cousins)
(Also related to Sir Leo Fernando, Member of Parliament (father in law of Ronnie de Mel))
(cousins)
(also related to Ratwatte family, Bandaranaike family)
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(also related to Ratwatte)
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Hon. Jayarathne's daughter had married to Duminda Dissanayake, government minister. After the broken of the marriage the daughter has married Mahindananda Aluthgamage, government minister.
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(also related to Bandaranaike)
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(also related to the Bandaranaike family, William Gopallawa, A.R. Udugama, Hector Kobbekaduwa)
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(also related to Coomaraswamy, Ulaganathar Mudaliyar of Manipay)
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(also related to Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, Junius Richard Jayewardene, Ranjan Wijeratne and Ranil Wickremesinghe)
Buddhika P. Senevirathne
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Madava Mudaliyar (Birth between 1580 – 1600)
Kathirkama Mudali
(also related to Coomaraswamy)
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Other members of the family include;
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(also related to Senanayake, Ratwatte and Gopallawa)
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