The Sri Lanka Thilaka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා තිලක) is a non-titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for service to the nation".[1] Sri Lanka Thilaka ranks lower than Kala Suri.

Awardees

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Awardees include:

1998
  • H. K. Hettiarachchi [2]
  • D. C. M. Piyatilake
  • T. A. Sirisena
  • K. Arnis
  • Karunapala Aprakke
  • Piyadasa Wickramanayake
  • K. S. Jayasena
  • G. Liyanage David
  • M. R. T. Karunaratne
  • Kuragala Pinsara
  • W. Jayathilaka
  • Edmund Opanayake
  • G. S. B. Senanayake
  • U. M. Haniffa (Maruthoor Ghani)
  • S. V. P. Tikiri Panikkiya
  • Sunil Premadasa
2005
  • Nayanatara Gitani Fonseka [3]
  • Rohana Upendra Kuruppu
  • T. M. Priyantha Nimal de Silva
  • V. A. Thirugnanasuntharam
2017 [4]
  • Adagamage Pandula Adagama
  • Hema Bandara Jayasinghe

References

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  1. ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254.
  2. ^ "Deshamanya for 14 Lankans". Sundaytimes. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "National Honours Part 2" (PDF). Government Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees
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