Chandrajith Ashuboda "Ashu" Marasinghe (born 25 May 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician, professor and academic.
He was a national list member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka proposed by United National Front following the 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election and subsequently served in the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka as an MP.
[2][3] He later studied computer science and engineering at the University of Aizu, Japan, where he received his M.Sc.
[2] In December 2022, he resigned from his position as Presidential Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs due to allegations by a former girlfriend and by politician Hirunika Premachandra that he had sexually abused a pet dog.
[4][5][6] Marasinghe made a complaint at the Criminal Investigation Department, claiming that the allegations were baseless and that the video was doctored.