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Vikramabahu Karunaratne was born on 8 March, 1943 in Lunugala, Badulla District,
Uva Province, British Ceylon, is a Sri Lankan politician. Discover Vikramabahu Karunaratne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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81 years old |
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8 March 1943 |
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8 March |
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Lunugala, Badulla District,
Uva Province, British Ceylon |
| Nationality |
Oman
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Vikramabahu Karunaratne Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Vikramabahu Karunaratne Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vikramabahu Karunaratne worth at the age of 81 years old? Vikramabahu Karunaratne’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Oman. We have estimated Vikramabahu Karunaratne's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Vikramabahu Karunaratne (වික්රමබාහු කරුණාරත්න; விக்கிரமபாகு கருணாரத்தின; born 8 March 1943) is a Sri Lankan politician.
Karunarathne was born on 8 March 1943 in Lunugala in present day south-east Sri Lanka.
Both his parents were teachers.
He received his primary education at Ananda Shasthralaya, Mathugama before going onto Ananda College, Colombo for his secondary education.
Thereafter he went to the University of Ceylon from where he graduated with a first class honours in electrical engineering.
Karunaratne became politically active very early in his life, joining the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) in 1962 whilst an undergraduate at the University of Ceylon.
He received a Commonwealth scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge from which he received a doctorate in 1970.
He returned to Ceylon and started an academic career.
He was elected to the LSSP's Central Committee in 1972 but fell out with the party's leadership over their support for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and its 1972 Republican Constitution.
He was expelled from the LSSP.
In 1977 Karunaratne joined with other former members of the LSSP, including Vasudeva Nanayakkara, to form the Nava Sama Samaja Party (New Social Equality Party).
In 1978 he was arrested in Kandy for attempting to put up protest slogans against the President prior to his visit to Kandy.
He was released without charge after a few months of detention, and the University of Peradeniya which suspended him from service soon after his arrest reinstated him after a rather delayed inquiry.
The Sri Lankan government proscribed the NSSP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CP) after the Black July anti-Tamil riots of 1983.
In 1987 the NSSP joined with the LSSP, CP and Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP) to form the United Socialist Alliance.
Karunaratne was injured on 2 December 1988 when a JVP gang attacked an election rally at Kadawatte near Colombo in support of the SLMP's presidential candidate Oswin Abeygunasekara.
The JVP attacked numerous left-wing politicians and their supporters during its second insurrection.
In 1998 the NSSP joined with the National Democratic Movement, New Democratic Party and United Socialist Party (a breakaway faction of the NSSP) to form the New Left Front (NLF).
The USP has since left the NLF but the Democratic Left Front (another breakaway faction of the NSSP formed by Vasudeva Nanayakkara) has joined the NLF.
He was forced to leave the University after he collected his back pay.he was reinstated by Cabinet decision in 2001 but was not allowed by the university.
human rights commission intervened and present government paid back wages and restored status.
Since 2004 the NLF has restyled itself as Left Front.
On 26 November 2009 it was announced that Karunaratne would be the Left Front's candidate for the presidential election due to be held on 26 January 2010.
He was a candidate in the 2010 presidential election.
