Lanka Sama Samaja Party

The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is one of the largest political parties in Sri Lanka. It is often referred to as LSSP.

ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය லங்கா சமசமாஜக் கட்சி Lanka Equal Society Party
Leader	N.M. Perera (first; 1947–1959) Tissa Vitharana (current)
Headquarters	457 Union Place, Colombo 02
Newspaper	Samasamajaya Janadina daily Janasathiya
Youth wing	Congress of Samasamaja Youth Leagues
Ideology	Communism Trotskyism
Political position	Far-left
National affiliation	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
International affiliation	Fourth International
Parliament of Sri Lanka	1 / 225
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History

It was the first political party in Sri Lanka (at that time known as British Ceylon). It was established in 1935 by Leslie Goonewardene, N.M. Perera, Colvin R. de Silva, Philip Gunawardena and Robert Gunawardena.

Lanka Sama Samaja Party Media

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  election symbol of Lanka Sama Samaja Party

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  Photo taken by me using B & W film camera.Photo shows another Procession view at Bangalore during Quit India movement by Indian National Congress.

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  The formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule, with the opening of the first parliament at Independence Square by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the presence of Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake as first Prime Minister of Ceylon.

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  LSSP's main office, situated in Colombo