National People's Movement (Sri Lanka) Explained

National People's Movement
Formation:2018 December 18
Type:non-governmental organization
Headquarters:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Leader Name:Vinya Ariyaratne
Website:www.npm.lk

National People's Movement, often abbreviated as NPM (Sinhala: ජාතික ජනතා ව්‍යාපාරය, Tamil: தேசிய மக்கள் இயக்கம்) is a movement established on 18 December 2018 by joining two organisations, Deshodaya and United Professionals Movement[1] with another 17 civil society groups, composed of intellectuals, professionals, teachers, entrepreneurs, young people and village communities[2]

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 election[3]

Partners

National People's movement is a collaboration of following member organizations[4]

Key members

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Professionals' Movement. 2017-06-08. United Professionals' Movement. 2019-10-02.
  2. Web site: A National Movement for good government emerges in Sri Lanka. AsiaNews.it. www.asianews.it. 2019-10-01.
  3. Web site: NPM presidential candidate Mahesh Senanayake. www.dailymirror.lk. English. 2019-10-01.
  4. Web site: Sunday Times - In Pictures : NPM launches National Policy Platform. www.sundaytimes.lk. en. 2019-10-01.