S. M. Rasamanickam
| Honourable S. M. Rasamanickam MP | |
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| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Paddiruppu | |
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In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | S. U. Ethiramanasingham |
| Succeeded by | S. U. Ethiramanasingham |
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In office 1960–1970 | |
| Preceded by | S. U. Ethiramanasingham |
| Succeeded by | S. Thambirajah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 January 1913 Mandur, Ceylon |
| Died | 7 September 1974 (aged 61) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Sinnappu Moothathamby Rasamanickam (20 January 1913 – 7 September 1974) was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Rasamanickam was born on 20 January 1913.[1][2][3] He was from Mandur in eastern Ceylon. [4]
Career
After his education Rasamanickam joined the government service as an Assistant Food Controller.[4]
Rasamanickam stood as an independent candidate in Paddiruppu at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by S. U. Ethiramanasingham.[5] However, he won the 1952 parliamentary election and entered Parliament.[6] He stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate at the 1956 parliamentary election but was again defeated by Ethiramanasingham.[7] He re-gained the seat at the March 1960 parliamentary election.[8] He was re-elected at the July 1960 and 1965 parliamentary elections but was defeated at the 1970 parliamentary election by the United National Party candidate S. Thambirajah.[9][10][11]
Rasamanickam was president of ITAK and Tamil United Liberation Front.[4][12]
References
- ↑ "அமரர்.சி.மூ.இராசமாணிக்கமும் அவரது பணிகளும்". kathiravan.com. - In Tamil
- ↑ Tamils struggle getting multiplied. Sambanthan express at Batticaloa, Online Uthayan, 21 January 2013
- ↑ SMR the farmer who first sowed Tamil Nationalism in the East of Sri Lanka, S. Karunanandarajah
- 1 2 3 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 161.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ Mahindapala, H. L. D. (24 October 1999). "Convivencia: Jaffna-centric notion of living together". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
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