Political Leaders
- A. E. Goonesinha - Founder of the first labour party in Sri Lanka Ceylon Labour Party, First Ceylonese Mayor of Colombo and First Cabinet minister of State.
- Sir Bennet Soysa - Former Mayor of the Kandy Municipal Council (note: also listed in Educationalists).
- Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, MP - Cabinet Minister of Land and Land Development.
- Lalith Dissanayake, MP - Deputy Minister of Health.
- Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon - Former Member of Parliament.
- Sarath Kongahage - Former Member of Parliament and Candidate of Sri Lankan presidential election, 2010.
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