Podiappuhamy H. P. Piyasena is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician

Politician

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 and Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Piyasena has represented the Ampara (Digamadulla)

Ampara Electoral District

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 multi-member electoral district

Electoral districts in Sri Lanka

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 in the Sri Lankan Parliament since April 2010

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010

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. He was elected from the Tamil National Alliance

Tamil National Alliance

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 but in September 2010 he defected to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance

United People's Freedom Alliance

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Piyasena is the first Sinhalese to be elected parliament from a Tamil political party (his father is Sinhalese and his mother is Tamil).