Rathnayake
Proper noun
Meaning
Rathnayake (plural Rathnayakes)
A surname from Sinhalese.
Examples
Mr. Rathnayake is a highly experienced mining engineer and mine manager and is considered to be an expert on graphite mining.
Sri Lanka recorded 102 confirmed Covid-19 patients; and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa granted a presidential pardon to Sunil Rathnayake, former Army Staff Sergeant and convicted murderer.
Sergeant Sunil Rathnayake was convicted in 2015 of the murder of eight Tamil civilians who were internally displaced, including three children of five, thirteen and fifteen years old, in Mirusuvil, Jaffna on 19 December 2000 while on active duty.
In the interest of transparency, the public needs to know whether this process was followed in the case of Rathnayake, and if so, the reports should be made public.