
Hon. Mano Ganesan MP
Leader, Tamil Progressive Alliance · Leader, Democratic People's Front
Hon. Mano Ganesan is a nationally recognised civil rights and human rights advocate and one of Sri Lanka's most prominent minority rights voices. He has received recognition and awards for his human rights and civil liberties advocacy, particularly during periods of enforced disappearances and abuses.
His political work has never been limited only to the Malaiyaha community. He is a national-level leader engaged with North, East, and island-wide minority and democratic issues, giving TPA a truly Sri Lankan and not merely regional character.
Within TPA, he provides strategic political leadership, international engagement, legal-political direction, and democratic positioning.
Former office: Cabinet Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages (2015–2019)
- Language rights
- Minority inclusion
- National reconciliation
- Democratic governance reforms





