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Nagananda Kodituwakku | |
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නාගානන්ද කොඩිතුවක්කු | |
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| Public Interest Litigation Activist and Attorney-at-law | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nagananda Kodituwakku 31 July 1954 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse | Shyamalie Kodituwakku |
| Residence(s) | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Ananda College, Colombo |
| Alma mater | Sri Lanka Law College Colombo, Queen Mary University of London |
Nagananda Kodituwakku (Sinhala: නාගානන්ද කොඩිතුවක්කු; born 31 July 1954) is an attorney-at-law, public interest litigation activist and also a 2019 Presidential Candidate. Having held the office of the Head of Revenue Task Force in the Sri Lanka Customs Administration, Kodituwakku emigrated to the United Kingdom with his family following life-threatening circumstances in 2001. Since his return to Sri Lanka in 2009, he has played a key role in public interest litigation.
Kodituwakku bases himself on the tenets of Buddhist philosophy and he has gained public attention for his stance against corruption and injustice.[1]
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