 During the presidential election 2015 Gammanpila formed his new party ‘Pivithuru Hela Urumaya’ ‘Pivithuru Hela Urumaya’ is not a registered political party in Sri Lanka.It has estimated number of 50 members.Gammanpila was active in politics since his schooling days at D. S. Senanayake College where it is alleged that he participated in the 1987–89 Insurrection by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.