National People's Movement (Sri Lanka)
National People's Movement, often abbreviated as NPM is a movement established on 18 December 2018 by joining two organisations, Deshodaya and United Professionals Movement with another 17 civil society groups, composed of intellectuals, professionals, teachers, entrepreneurs, young people and village communities
On 29 September 2019, NPM Announced that they will field former commander of Sri Lanka army, General Mahesh Senanayake as their candidate for the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential electionPartners
National People's movement is a collaboration of following member organizations
- Deshodaya
- United Professionals Movement
- Lawyers for Equal Rights
- Sri Lankan Engineers Association
- Trustees Ltd
- Jathika Janatha Commission
- Jathika Parisarika Sanvidana Ekamuthuwa
- Alliance for Political Conscience
- Paramparika Ha Deshiya Waidyawarunge Ekamuthuwa
- Jathika Guru Balaya
- Udara Sri Lanka Organization
- Independent Organization to Protect Depositors
- Mihithala Mithuro Environment Development Foundation
- Janatha Niyojanaye Purogami Sabhawa
- AI Imam Shafi Center for Education & Development
- Dambulu Govijana Vyaparaya
Key members
- Vinya Ariyaratne
- Gamini Nanda Gunawardana
- Gamini Wijesinghe
- Dr. Ajith Kolonne
- Mahesh Senanayake
- Dr. Dayan Rajapakse
- Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne
- Kamal Addararachchi