Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka
Ramanathan Archchuna is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and physician. He was elected to the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Jaffna Electoral District as an independent candidate.[1][2][3]
Career
Archchuna served as the acting Medical Superintendent (MS) of the Chavakachcheri Base Hospital and was later promoted to the position on a permanent contract basis.[4] In July 2024, he made headlines for exposing the irregularities and malpractices that occurred at the hospital on social media.[5] He eventually rose to prominence and was hailed as a stalwart by the public in northern Sri Lanka for facilitating a much needed system change to hospitals across the country, and streamline smooth operational workflow.[6]
In November 2024, he contested in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election as an independent candidate from the Jaffna District and was subsequently elected as a member of parliament from Jaffna.[3]
Currently living together with Dr. Prarthana Subhashini Samarasinghe who is attached to Ladyridgeway hospital in the ENT unit. She is pregnant with his child.
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