Tilvin Silva/ General Secretary of / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
Describes him as the party’s General Secretary, leading a five-member delegation to India from 27 September to 1 October 2026 at the invitation of the Bharatiya Janata Party.1 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Tilvin Silva meets Jaishankar as JVP concludes India visit
He joined the party’s Central Committee in 1997 and its politburo in 1998, and became its leader in 2014, replacing Somawansa Amarasinghe.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Describes the National People’s Power as led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, and says Dissanayake was elected the coalition’s leader at its first National Convention in December 2021.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Wimal Weerawansa/ Propaganda secretary of, until he left in 2008 / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
Says Vijitha Herath was appointed the party’s propaganda secretary after the previous holder, MP Wimal Weerawansa, left the party in 2008.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Vijitha Herath/ Information Secretary of / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
He first entered Parliament for the JVP in 2001 from the Gampaha District and became its propaganda secretary, now information secretary, in 2008.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Sunil Handunnetti/ Financial Secretary of / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
Describes him as the party’s Financial Secretary; he chaired the Committee on Public Enterprises from 2015 to 2019.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Bimal Rathnayake/ National Organiser of / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
Describes him as the party’s National Organiser and a member of the coalition’s executive committee.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
K.D. Lalkantha/ Administrative Secretary of / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)
Describes him as the party’s Administrative Secretary and a member of the coalition’s executive committee; he was Minister of Primary Industries in 2004 and 2005.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Describes him as the party’s founder, who won 275,000 votes in the 1982 presidential election.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
He took over the party leadership after the death of its founder, and was replaced by Dissanayake in 2014.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) / Contested in an alliance led by, 2010 /Sarath Fonseka
From 2010 to 2015 Dissanayake was a National List MP, when the JVP contested as part of the Democratic National Alliance led by Sarath Fonseka.15 Sep 2024 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Get to know the main contenders’ core teams