Panini Ilangakoon

The Honourable Panini Ilangakoon MP

Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Weligama
In office 1970–1977
Preceded by	Montague Jayawickrama
Succeeded by	Montague Jayawickrama
In office 1956–1960
Preceded by	Montague Jayawickrama
Succeeded by	Montague Jayawickrama
Personal details
Born	(1919-11-26)26 November 1919 Weligama, British Ceylon
Died	10 February 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 69) Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse(s)	Effie Samarakkody Lilly Goonasekere
Relations	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (Cousin)
Children	Panini Jr, Gamini
Alma mater	S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
Profession	Politician

Christophel Panini Illangakoon (10 November 1919 – 10 February 1989) was a former politician and member of parliament. He was the first cousin of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, former Prime Minister of Ceylon ^[1]^[2]

Life and career

Ilangakoon was born on November 26, 1919 at Weligama to Gate Mudaliyar Simon William Ilangakoon and Lady Liliyan Augusta Obeysekera.^[2] He received his primary and secondary education at S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia.^[2] Thereafter, he continued his education in Bangalore and in the United Kingdom.^[2]

Ilangakoon entered politics in 1947 being elected member of the Weligama Urban Council.^[2] He became a member of the newly formed Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 1952 and contested the Weligama seat unsuccessfully, but was elected in 1956^[3] and again in 1970.^[4]

Family and personal life

Ilangakoon was married twice. firstly to Effie Samarakkody with whom he had Panini Illangakoon (Jr); then to Lilly Goonasekere with whom he had Dr Gamini Ilangakoon^[5]

Effie was elected as the Chairman of the Urban Council. She was the first lady in Sri Lanka to head an Urban Council ^[6]

He died on 10 February 1989, aged 69

References

↑ "Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 Rajapaksa, Chamal (10 February 2010). ""Commemorating Panini Ilangakoon"". The Island (Sri Lanka).
↑ ""RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 1956"" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ ""RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - May 27, 1970"" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ "Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ Jayatilleke, Rohan (11 July 2012). ""Name Nawalapitiya Sports Complex as R. E. Jayatilaka Sports Complex Letter"". The Island (Sri Lanka).

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Sabaragamuwa Province (10)	C. R. Beligammana Kusumasiri Gunawardena Maithripala Herath D. F. Hettiarachchi M. P. Jothipala P. B. G. Kalugalla V. T. G. Karunaratne Jayaweera Kuruppu N. M. Perera Edmund Samarakkody

Southern Province (12)	Henry Abeywickrema Wijeyananda Dahanayake William de Silva M. P. de Zoysa C. A. Dharmapala D. S. Goonesekera Panini Ilangakoon D. A. Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa S. W. D. Ratnayake Mahanama Samaraweera S. A. Wickramasinghe

Uva Province (7)	W. P. G. Ariyadasa K. Don Goonaratne Y. G. Jayasinghe J. C. T. Kotelawala M. S. A. Peiris K. M. P. Rajaratne Kusuma Rajaratne W. G. M. Albert Silva

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Appointed (6)	M. P. Drahaman R. P. Gaddum Rosslyn Koch J. R. Murray R. S. V. Poulier R. Singleton-Salmon

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Central Province (23)	M. S. Aluthgamage P. G. Ariyatillake Gamini Dissanayake A. G. Fernando Monty Gopallawa Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed T. B. M. Herath Thamara Ilangaratna D. M. Jayaratne T. B. Jayasundera U. P. Y. Jinadasa Hector Kobbekaduwa R. Kulatillake H. M. Navaratne E. L. Senanayake Hemachandra Sirisena P. Tennakoon T. B. Tennekoon Richard Udugama P. B. Unantenne J. D. Weerasekera N. Wimalasena S. B. Yalegama

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North Western Province (16)	S. M. Asenkudhoos M. H. Naina Marikkar Tissa Balalla Augustheenu Fonseka M. Herat S. B. Herat S. D. R. Jayaratne L. B. Jayasena G. W. Samarasinghe Tikiri Banda Subasinghe Mudiyanse Tennakoon Protus Tissera P. B. Wettewa D. P. Wickramasinghe M. A. J. Wijesinghe P. Wijesinghe S. Wijewardena

Sabaragamuwa Province (16)	B. A. P. B. Balasuriya Nanda Ellawala Piyadasa Harischandra P. B. G. Kalugalla V. T. G. Karunaratne Sarath Muttetuwegama Vasudeva Nanayakkara N. M. Perera P. R. Ratnayake Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte Dudley Senanayake Rukman Senanayake Athauda Seneviratne W. A. A. Sirisena Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Dhanapala Weerasekera P. O. Wimalanaga

Southern Province (19)	Sumanapala Dahanayake Wijeyananda Dahanayake Neal de Alwis Ronnie de Mel L. C. de Silva Pettagan Weerasinghe de Silva Henry William Dissanayake Prins Gunasekera Panini Ilangakoon Albert Kariyawasam M. G. Mendis Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara George Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Roy Don Rajapaksa Senapala Samarasekera Edirisuriya Tennyson B. Y. Tudawe S. A. Wickramasinghe

Uva Province (10)	R. M. Appuhamy W. P. G. Ariyadasa K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda B. H. Bandara R. M. Bandara W. M. R. S. B. Delungahawatta A. M. Jayawardena S. A. S. Somapala Raja Welegama D. D. E. Wickremaratne

Western Province (35)	Kusala Abhayawardana Felix Dias Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike A. T. Basnayake I. A. Abdul Cader Falil Caffoor Somaweera Chandrasiri Dharmasena Attygalle Wimalasiri de Mel Colvin R. de Silva K. C. de Silva Wijayapala Mendis Denzil Fernando Cholmondeley Goonewardena Leslie Goonewardena Vivienne Goonewardena Chandra Gunasekera T. B. Ilangaratne Lakshman Jayakody Bonnie Jayasuriya J. R. Jayewardene Pieter Keuneman A. D. J. L. Leo Mangala Moonesinghe S. Obeyesekera Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual Paris Perera Joseph Michael Perera R. S. Perera Ranasinghe Premadasa Wilfred Senanayake M. P. de Z. Siriwardena Bernard Soysa V. A. Sugathadasa Vincent Perera S. K. K. Suriarachchi Stanley Tillekeratne Herbert Wickramasinghe Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Appointed (6)	Abd al-Aziz M. D. S. Jayawardene S. S. Kulatilake Badi-ud-din Mahmud J. E. J. Rodrigo M. C. Subramaniam Chelliah Kumarasuriyar *Appointed MPs were abolished in 1972 by the First Republican Constitution

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