Nandathilaka Amadoru Galappaththi Sinhala: නන්දතිලක ගලප්පත්ති; 2 February 1949 – 10 September 1989), was a Sri Lankan political activist who was killed by army forces.
[2] He was born on 2 February 1949 in Uduwila village in Tissamaharamaya, Sri Lanka as the fourth child in a family with five siblings.
[3] Nandathilaka was married in July 1980 to Bamunusinghege Tamara Ranjani Gamage,[2] who was born in 1954 in Wilpita, Akuressa.
Ranjani and her son left the Galaha house on November 12, 1989, after being raided by the security forces and went to a safe place where they were taken care of by their sister in Kandy.
Ranjani also came to Colombo and worked at the Torrington Sub Post Office, Piliyandala, Kadawatha and many other places.
At that time under Nandathilaka, Niyamuwa, the official newspaper of the JVP, was published weekly and the number of copies printed was 20,000.
[4] He responded swiftly and promptly, as Nandathilaka is known as one of the most high-ranking JVP leaders who has looked at everything fairly and critically.
As a specialist in Sinhala language and literature, his song 'Sathi Pooja Daraseye Hiravi Mottakkiliye' was staged at the Vimukthi Gee concert.
It was under his leadership that the People's Art Center was replaced by the Creative Dialogue Group through the magazine Path Iruwa.
[9] Accordingly, the Matara, Galle, Ampara, Badulla and Moneragala districts were activated under political members Sumith Athukorala and Nandathilaka.