Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
Sri LankapoliticianMale3.8Global Dominance: 0.00%Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is a prominent Sri Lankan politician and a member of the United National Party. He has served in various capacities within the party and is known for his active involvement in national politics. Recently, he was in the news due to his participation in a media event where significant revelations were made concerning the ownership of land associated with former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's family.
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Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is accused of causing a loss to the government while working at a private fuel station.
අකිලගේ ඉන්ධනහාලේ සේවය කළැයි කියන රජයේ සේවකයා රිමාන්ඩ්Sri Lanka· 2026-08-12
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is currently in remand at the magazine prison and his life is said to be in danger.
අකිලගේ ජීවිතය අනාරක්ෂිතයි-වහා සාකච්ඡාවක් දෙන්නSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, a former Minister of Education and Higher Education, has been remanded until the 18th in connection with allegations of misconduct involving employees recruited to the Presidential Secretary's office.
හිටපු ඇමැති අකිල 18 තෙක් රිමාන්ඩ්Sri Lanka· 2026-08-05
Former Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has appeared before the Commission to provide a statement regarding allegations of corruption or bribery.
අකිල විරාජ් අල්ලස් කොමිසමට - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2026-08-05
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is being investigated by the bribery commission for alleged corruption related to political activities.
එන්න කීවත් එජාප මහ ලේකම් අකිල අල්ලස් කොමිසමට ඇවිත් නෑSri Lanka· 2026-07-22
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is mentioned as a deputy leader who participated in the event.
වැලිකඩ බන්ධනාගාර ඉඩමත් මුලින් රනිල්ලාගේSri Lanka· 2025-08-27
