Dasun UdaraWijesekara

Leadership. Ideas. Public Engagement.

A media and communication designer, political activist and former student leader committed to public engagement and social change.

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Media and communication designer
Political activist
Former student leader

A Journey Shaped by Leadership, Creativity and Public Life.

Dasun Udara Wijesekara works across media and communication design, student leadership and politics. He holds a Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Media and Communication Design from the University of Moratuwa, where he was President of the Students' Union in 2016/2017. He served on the national committee of the Socialist Students' Union from 2012 to 2024, and has been a Colombo District Executive Member of the National People's Power since 2022.

2022 – Present: Colombo District Executive Member, National People's Power
July 2021: Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Media and Communication Design
2016/2017: President, Students' Union, University of Moratuwa
December 2012 – November 2024: National Committee Member, Socialist Students' Union

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Dasun Udara Wijesekara seated at a meeting table beside another attendee, with other participants in the foreground

2022 – Present

Colombo District Executive Member, National People's Power

Executive Member of the National People's Power (NPP) for the Colombo District.

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Collage of photographs from the mass rally, showing a speaker at a podium, seated monks and large crowds under a roof

Public meeting11 October 2026

“People's Rule: Two Years Strong – Progress for All” mass rally

A mass rally under the banner “People's Rule: Two Years Strong – Progress for All”, held in Nikaweratiya and Ibbagamuwa as part of the government's second-anniversary events.

Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Nikaweratiya: 1 p.m. (announced)
Ibbagamuwa: 3 p.m. (announced)
District: Kurunegala, North Western Province
Series: “People's Rule” rallies marking two years of the NPP government
Earlier rallies: Announced for Kalutara (6 Sep), Polonnaruwa (12 Sep), Anuradhapura (13 Sep), Matara (20 Sep) and Gampaha (27 Sep)

Public announcements before the event said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was to address two NPP rallies that day, at 1 p.m. in Nikaweratiya and 3 p.m. in Ibbagamuwa, as part of the government's second-anniversary celebrations. The Nikaweratiya rally was to be broadcast live.

Nikaweratiya and Ibbagamuwa