Jump to content

Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena
Born(1953-06-28)28 June 1953
Deniyaya, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Alma materMorawaka Central College
OccupationAstrologer
Known forDefeat of Mahinda Rajapaksa
Opponents
SpouseMeepage Chandra Girlie
Children
  • Hansini Ruvanthika,
  • Thilanka Sandamalie
WebsiteOfficial Website

'Sumanadasa Tilak Abeygunawardena (known as Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena) is a Sri Lankan astrologer, author and commentator on radio and television news. He also served as the working Director for the National Savings Bank.[1]

Astrological career

[edit]

Abeygunawardena was the self-proclaimed "Royal Astrologer"[2] to the former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa,[3] and his main work was identifying auspicious timing for the president's political acts.[4] Before calling presidential elections two years ahead of schedule, Rajapaksa consulted Abeygunawardena, who foresaw a "big victory"[5] not just for a third but also a fourth term in office due to Rajapaksa's "great inborn power".[6] However, Rajapaksa lost the election to his main opponent Maithripala Sirisena. Abeygunawardena initially declined to comment on this wrong prediction[7] and avoided the media, but later said that "even Nostradamus got things wrong."[8]

Personal life

[edit]

He was born on 28 June 1953 to a family in Deniyaya Matara District. He is the seventh son of Don Siyadoris Abeygunawardena and Jasin Korale Arachchige Somawathie. Don Siyadoris Abeygunawardena was a village committee Chairman of Morawaka. Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena has three elder sisters, three elder brothers & another two sisters younger to him. He was educated at Morawaka Central College in Deniyaya.

Mr.Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena's Family

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Sirimanna, Bandula (20 May 2012). "Astrologer-director quits, but NSB chairman defiant". Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ Barry, Ellen (6 January 2015). "As Vote Nears, Astrologer for Sri Lanka's President Faces Ultimate Test of His Skills". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "A fault in his stars?". The Economist. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ Barry, Ellen (8 January 2015). "Mahinda Rajapaksa's astrologer Abeygunawardena faces the ultimate test". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ^ Perera, Amantha (7 January 2015). "Ahead of Sri Lanka election, president in unexpectedly tight race". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. ^ Kumar, Nikhil (9 January 2015). "Sri Lanka Looks to Chart a New Course After Ousting Mahinda Rajapaksa". Time. Time. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  7. ^ Wijeyesinghe, Chathushika (9 January 2015). ""Yanna Nona Yanna" - MR's astrologer". Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka. Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  8. ^ "'Even Nostradamus got things wrong', says astrologer who advised Sri Lanka's president to call election". The Guardian. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
[edit]