Sinhalese Great Assembly
Sinhala Maha Sabha
Sinhala nameසිංහල මහා සභා
Tamil nameசிங்கள மகா சபை
FounderS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Founded1936
Split fromUnited National Party 1951
Merged intoUnited National Party 1946
IdeologySinhalese Nationalism

The Sinhala Maha Sabha (Sinhala: සිංහල මහා සභා) was a political party in Ceylon, founded by Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike in 19345, in order to promote Sinhalese Buddhist culture and community interests. It backed the United National Party from 1946; and left the coalition in 1951 to form the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.


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