A. C. L. Ratwatte

Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte, MBE (29 January 1909 – 11 July 1971) was a Ceylonese politician.

He was the eldest in a family of six boys and four girls, including Stanley and Jayampathy Charitha.

He later succeeded his father as Shroff of the Mercantile Bank of Kandy and served as a Director of the Insurance Corporation.

[1] Entering local politics, Ratwatte was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council and went on to serve as the Deputy Mayor on three occasions.

He was a senior member of the United National Party served in its Working Committee and was the President of the UNP's Youth League in Kandy.