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'''Wimalasiri De Mel''' (1926 - 2010) was a Sri Lankan [[Trotskyist]] revolutionary politician. He was a member of parliament from [[Moratuwa Electoral District|Moratuwa]].
De Mel was engaged in social service from a young age. He became the secretary of a Society formed by Senator [[Sam P. C. Fernando]]. He contested and was elected to the [[Urban_councils_of_Sri_Lanka#Former|Moratuwa Urbarn Council]] from the [[United Socialist Front]] and played an active role in the [[1953 Ceylonese Hartal]]. A long standing member of the [[Lanka Sama Samaja Party]], he served as its general secretary. He contested the [[1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election|1970 general election]] from the LSSP and was elected from the [[Moratuwa Electoral District|Moratuwa electorate]]. He unsuccessfully contested the [[1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|1977 general election]] from Moratuwa. He died on 31 October 2010 and his body was donated to the National Ayurveda Hospital per his wishes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wimalasiri de Mel passes away |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/11/01/news39.asp |accessdate=19 July 2020 |
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