Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)

Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
ලංකා කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය (මාඕවාදී)
சிலோன் கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மாவோயிஸ்ட்)
General SecretaryAjith Rupasinghe Surendra (until 2017)
FoundersN. Shanmugathasan
Premalal Kumarasiri
Founded1964 (1964)
Split fromCeylon Communist Party
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationRIM (defunct)
Colors  Red
Party flag

The Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) (CCP(M)) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It emerged in 1964 following a split within the original Ceylon Communist Party (CCP). Initially, the breakaway faction also identified itself as the "Ceylon Communist Party," leading to its informal designation as the Ceylon Communist Party (Peking Wing) due to its ideological alignment with the Communist Party of China. By the late 1960s, the party had become one of the country's principal leftist political forces. Its founding leadership included Premalal Kumarasiri and N. Shanmugathasan.