Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena
Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena | |
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| Born | 28 June 1953 Deniyaya, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | Morawaka Central College |
| Occupation | Astrologer |
| Known for | Defeat of Mahinda Rajapaksa |
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| Spouse | Meepage Chandra Girlie |
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| Website | Official 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.
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References
[edit]- ^ Sirimanna, Bandula (20 May 2012). "Astrologer-director quits, but NSB chairman defiant". Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "A fault in his stars?". The Economist. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Barry, Ellen (8 January 2015). "Mahinda Rajapaksa's astrologer Abeygunawardena faces the ultimate test". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Perera, Amantha (7 January 2015). "Ahead of Sri Lanka election, president in unexpectedly tight race". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Kumar, Nikhil (9 January 2015). "Sri Lanka Looks to Chart a New Course After Ousting Mahinda Rajapaksa". Time. Time. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Wijeyesinghe, Chathushika (9 January 2015). ""Yanna Nona Yanna" - MR's astrologer". Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka. Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "'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.