14 Facts About Mano Ganesan

Akilan Manoharan Ganesan was born on 17 December 1959 and is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and government minister.

Mano Ganesan is the leader of the Democratic People's Front and Tamil Progressive Alliance, both constituent parties of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.

Mano Ganesan is a son of V P Ganesan, trade unionist and film producer, and brother of Praba Ganesan, former Member of Parliament.

Mano Ganesan contested the 1999 provincial council election as one of the Indian Origin People's Front's candidates in Colombo District and was elected to the Western Provincial Council.

Mano Ganesan founded the Western People's Front in 2000 to represent Tamils living in the greater Colombo region.

Mano Ganesan contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front's candidates in Colombo District.

Mano Ganesan contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Kandy District but failed to get re-elected after coming seventh amongst the UNF candidates.

Mano Ganesan contested the 2011 local government election as a Democratic People's Front candidate and was elected to Colombo Municipal Council.

Mano Ganesan contested the 2014 provincial election as a DPF candidate and was re-elected to the Western Provincial Council.

Mano Ganesan was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Colombo District at the 2015 parliamentary election.

Mano Ganesan was sworn in as Minister of National Dialogue on 4 September 2015.

Mano Ganesan is founder and convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission on Extra-Judicial Killings and Disappearance.

Mano Ganesan was the first runner-up in the 2007 Freedom Defender's Award.

Mano Ganesan was appointed as a Member of Parliament for National List in 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election as a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.