1. Hewa Koparage Mervyn Silva was born on 25 March 1944 and known as "Merviya" is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former government minister.
11 Facts About Mervyn Silva
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At the 1994 parliamentary election Mervyn Silva was elected to represent Hambantota District for the UNP.
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At the 2004 parliamentary election Mervyn Silva was a United People's Freedom Alliance candidate in Colombo District but failed to get elected after receiving only 2,236 preference votes and coming in last place amongst the 23 UPFA candidates in the district.
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In January 2007 Mervyn Silva was appointed Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour.
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At the 2010 parliamentary election Mervyn Silva was elected to represent Gampaha District for the UPFA.
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On 3 August 2010 Mervyn Silva subjected government official Mohammed Ishan Murshuk to public humiliation by tying him to a mango tree.
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On 10 August 2010 it was announced that Mervyn Silva had been dismissed from his ministerial post and suspended from the SLFP.
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Just after the defeat of President Rajapaksha in 2015 presidential elections, Mervin Mervyn Silva tried to distance himself from the outgoing President and hinted that he would be joining the new President.
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Mervyn Silva was tried for the assaults but was acquitted after the police failed to file any charges against him.
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However, earlier Mervyn Silva had agreed to pay the Sirasa cameraman Rs.
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However Mervyn Silva worked in co-operation with media during his appearance in the Swarnavahini Mega Star reality program as a judge.