President Maithripala Sirisena declared 81 Sinhalese leaders who were sentenced to death by the Court Martial for their involvement in the national freedom struggle against the British in 1818 as national heroes. Among the number were also those who were deported to the Island of Mauritius.
The President made the declaration by a gazette notification this week. Forty nine (49) of them were those who were sentenced to death by the Martial Court consequent to their involvment in the National Struggle for Independence in 1818 while 31 are those who were expelled to Mauritius by the Martial Court for the same reason.
They were also declared as war heroes for patriotically fighting for the cause of an independent Sri Lanka.
The names are as follows:
1. Appurala Arachchila, Uva
2. Appuhamy Arachchila, Uva
3. Arampola (Loku) Mohottala, Sath Koralaya
4. Aluthnuwara Appuwa, Sabaragamuwa
5. Aluthnuwara Naiderala, Sabaragamuwa
6. Aluvihare Nilame, Matale
7. Ellepola Maha Nilame, Matale
8. Idamegama Ganethirala, Uva Medakinda
9. Iriyagama Kalubanda, Yatinuwara
10. Udapalathe Vidane
11. Kalugalpitiye Vidane
12. Kepettipola Maha Nilame, Matale
13. Kindi Menika Duraya, Sabaragamuwa
14. Kirinaida (First)
15. Kirinaida (Second)
16. Kiriminda
17. Kivulegedara Mohottala, Viyaluwa
18. Kuda Badulugammana Raterala, Wellassa
19. Kumbakele Shilpa
20. Kethukurala, Sath Koralaya
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21. Kotabowe Magalarawe Mohottala, Wellassa
22. Ganitha Uva
23. Thennewatte Disawa, Dumbara
24. Diyakele Pihanarala
25. Deegolle Raterala, Uva
26. Dewdiya Raterala, Uva Yatikinda
27. Dewagolle Hondahami, Sabaragamuwa
28. Nindagame Dinga
29. Tikirala Alias Kandukara Arachchi
30. Tikiri Rala
31. Pelawa Mahaduraya
32. Puncha/Pinchi
33. Polgahagedara Pihanarala, Uva
34. Butawe Raterala, Wellassa
35. Boragolle Mohottala, Walapane
36. Bodimaluwe Vidane, Sabaragamuwa
37. Madugalle Udagabada Nilame, Dumbara
38. Madulle Aruma, Walapane
39. Madulle Ganethirala, Walapane
40. Madulle Punchirala, Walpane
41. Mawathagama Nilame, Sath Koralaya
42. Medagasthalawe Basnayaka Rala
43. Wadawela Mohottala, Uva
44. Welarawe Raterala, Uva
45. Sedara, Sabaragamuwa
46. Hakmana Thennewatte Nilame, Dumbara
47. Hannasgedara Mohottala, Matale
48. Haloluwe Kuda Sattambi, Harispattuwa
49. Higgahalande Vidane, Uva
Those exiled to Mauritius:-
1. Ambagaspitiye Lekam, Dumbara
2. Amunugama Hitapu Kunam Maduwe Lekam, Dumbara
3. Ihagama Unnanse, Harispattuwa
4. Iriyagama Nilame, Yatinuwara
5. Iriyagama Rate Mahathmaya, Yatinuwara
6. Ketakele Mohottala, Uva
7. Ketakumbure Hitapu Rate Mahathmaya, Udunuwara
8. Kurukohogama Kiribanda, Dumbara
9. Kempitiye Korala, Sathara Koralaya
10. Kohukumbure Raterala, Wellassa
11. Galagoda Kotte Disa Mahathmaya, Hewaheta
12. Godegedara Adikaram, Wellassa
13. Thalagune Wannaku Nilame, Dumbara
14. Dangamuwe Mohottala, Uva Yatikinda
15. Dedunupitiya Mohottala, Thumpane Palle Palatha
16. Demodara Mohottala, Sabaragamuwa
17. Dodamwala Banda
18. Pitawala Lekam Mahathmaya, Dumbara
19. Pilimathalawe Nilame, Yatinuwara
20. Maththemagoda Thamankaduwa Disawa, Thumpane
21. Mathethemagoda Thun Korale Disawa, Thumpane
22. Meegahapitiye Raterala, Wellassa
23. Meewathure Hitapu Lekam, Yatinuwara
24. Rahupola Pihanarala, Uva Udukinda
25. Wattekele Mohottala, Uva Soranathota
26. Walpalagolle Muhandiram, Thumpane Ganata Palatha
27. Wettewe Hitapu Rate Mahathmaya, Thumpane Uda Palatha
28. Hapathgamuwa (Loku) Mohottala, Viyaluwa
29. Hapathgamuwe (Kuda) Mohottala, Viyaluwa
30. Kanawerelle Raterala, Uva
31. Karane Raterala
32. Kurugahagama Kiriband
(CK)
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