13 September 2017 07:09 am
Earlier, on December 7 last year, the President annulled the Gazette issued in 1818 and declared as national heroes 19 persons including Monarawila Keppetipola who had been named as traitors for leading and participating the 1818 Uva-Wellassa rebellion against the British colonial rule.
The gazette issued on Monday includes 49 people sentenced to death and another 32 declared as traitors and expelled to Mauritius consequent to their involvement in the uprising.
The list of national heroes sentenced to death by the Martial Court are as follows:
| 01 | Appurala Arachchila, Uva |
| 02 | Appuhamy Arachchila, Uva |
| 03 | Arampola (Loku) Mohottala, Sath Koralaya |
| 04 | Aluthnuwara Appuwa, Sabaragamuwa |
| 05 | Aluthnuwara Naiderala, Sabaragamuwa |
| 06 | Aluvihare Nilame, Matale |
| 07 | Ellepola Maha Nilame, Matale |
| 08 | Idamegama Ganethirala, Uva Medakinda |
| 09 | Iriyagama Kalubanda, Yatinuwara |
| 10 | Udapalathe Vidane |
| 11 | Kalugalpitiye Vidane |
| 12 | Kepettipola Maha Nilame, Matale |
| 13 | Kindi Menika Duraya, Sabaragamuwa |
| 14 | Kirinaida (First) |
| 15 | Kirinaida (Second) |
| 16 | Kiriminda |
| 17 | Kivulegedara Mohottala, Viyaluwa |
| 18 | Kuda Badulugammana Raterala, Wellassa |
| 19 | Kumbakele Shilpa |
| 20 | Kethukurala, SathKoralaya |
| 21 | Kotabowe Magalarawe Mohottala, Wellassa |
| 22 | Ganitha Uva |
| 23 | Thennewatte Disawa, Dumbara |
| 24 | Diyakele Pihanarala |
| 25 | Deegolle Raterala, Uva |
| 26 | Dewdiya Raterala, Uva Yatikinda |
| 27 | Dewagolle Hondahami, Sabaragamuwa |
| 28 | Nindagame Dinga |
| 29 | Tikirala Alias Kandukara Arachchi |
| 30 | Tikiri Rala |
| 31 | Pelawa Mahaduraya |
| 32 | Puncha/Pinchi |
| 33 | Polgahagedara Pihanarala, Uva |
| 34 | Butawe Raterala, Wellassa |
| 35 | Boragolle Mohottala, Walapane |
| 36 | Bodimaluwe Vidane, Sabaragamuwa |
| 37 | Madugalle Udagabada Nilame, Dumbara |
| 38 | Madulle Aruma, Walapane |
| 39 | Madulle Ganethirala, Walapane |
| 40 | Madulle Punchirala, Walpane |
| 41 | Mawathagama Nilame, Sath Koralaya |
| 42 | Medagasthalawe Basnayaka Rala |
| 43 | Wadawela Mohottala, Uva |
| 44 | Welarawe Raterala, Uva |
| 45 | Sedara, Sabaragamuwa |
| 46 | Hakmana Thennewatte Nilame, Dumbara |
| 47 | Hannasgedara Mohottala, Matale |
| 48 | Haloluwe KudaSattambi, Harispattuwa |
| 49 | Higgahalande Vidane, Uva |
The list of national heroes declared as traitors and expelled to Mauritius:
| 01 | Ambagaspitiye Lekam, Dumbara |
| 02 | Amunugama Hitapu Kunam MaduweLekam, Dumbara |
| 03 | Ihagama Unnanse, Harispattuwa |
| 04 | Iriyagama Nilame, Yatinuwara |
| 05 | Iriyagama Rate Mahathmaya, Yatinuwara |
| 06 | Ketakele Mohottala, Uva |
| 07 | Ketakumbure Hitapu Rate Mahathmaya, Udunuwara |
| 08 | Kurukohogama Kiribanda, Dumbara |
| 09 | Kempitiye Korala, Sathara Koralaya |
| 10 | Kohukumbure Raterala, Wellassa |
| 11 | Galagoda Kotte Disa Mahathmaya, Hewaheta |
| 12 | Godegedara Adikaram, Wellassa |
| 13 | Thalagune Wannaku Nilame, Dumbara |
| 14 | Dangamuwe Mohottala, Uva Yatikinda |
| 15 | Dedunupitiya Mohottala, Thumpane Palle Palatha |
| 16 | Demodara Mohottala, Sabaragamuwa |
| 17 | Dodamwala Banda |
| 18 | Pitawala Lekam Mahathmaya, Dumbara |
| 19 | Pilimathalawe Nilame, Yatinuwara |
| 20 | Maththemagoda Thamankaduwa Disawa, Thumpane |
| 21 | Mathethemagoda Thun Korale Disawa, Thumpane |
| 22 | Meegahapitiye Raterala, Wellassa |
| 23 | Meewathure Hitapu Lekam, Yatinuwara |
| 24 | Rahupola Pihanarala, Uva Udukinda |
| 25 | Wattekele Mohottala, Uva Soranathota |
| 26 | Walpalagolle Muhandiram, Thumpane Ganata Palatha |
| 27 | Wettewe Hitapu Rate Mahathmaya, Thumpane Uda Palatha |
| 28 | Hapathgamuwa (Loku) Mohottala, Viyaluwa |
| 29 | Hapathgamuwe (Kuda) Mohottala, Viyaluwa |
| 30 | Kanawerelle Raterala, Uva |
| 31 | Karane Raterala |
| 32 | Kurugahagama Kiribanda |
(By Thilanka Kanakarathna)