Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
CCS
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu CCS
பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து
Born	26 October 1892
Died	28 May 1950 (aged 57)
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Civil servant

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து,Sinhala: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු; 26 October 1892 – 28 May 1950; also known as P. Sara) was a Ceylonese civil servant and sports administrator.

Early life and family

Saravanamuttu was born on 26 October 1892.

Indian Civil Service but family circumstances forced him to leave before finishing his course.^[2]^[3]

Saravanamuttu married Sybil Thangam, daughter of Muttusumaru, a crown proctor from Puttalam.^[1] They had two sons (Baski and Chandri) and a daughter (Sakuntala).^[1] Baski's son, also called Paikiasothy, is the head of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.^[2]

Career

After returning to Ceylon Saravanamuttu joined the

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George honour in the 1946 New Year Honours list for his services during the war but he declined.^[2]^[3]

After retirement in 1946 Saravanamuttu entered politics.[2] He contested the 1947 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Colombo South but failed to get elected.^[4] The winner of the election, R. A. de Mel, subsequently lost his seat after being found guilty of corrupt practices by aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring the offences of impersonation in an election petition filled by Saravanamuttu.^[2] Saravanamuttu contested the ensuing by-election held in Colombo South in November 1948 but again lost, this time to T. F. Jayewardene.^[5]

Saravanamuttu is mostly remembered for his association with the

Board of Control for Cricket in Ceylon (1949–50).^[2]^[3]

Saravanamuttu died on 28 May 1950.[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 181.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 May 2000.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Billimoria, Marc (13 August 2004). "The Saravanamuttu Prize at S. Thomas' College". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
^ "Summary of By-elections 1947 to 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
^ "Presidents". Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[Arumugam-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 181.

[ST280500-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 May 2000.

[DN130804-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Billimoria, Marc (13 August 2004). "The Saravanamuttu Prize at S. Thomas' College". Daily News (Sri Lanka).

[4] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.

[5] "Summary of By-elections 1947 to 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.

[6] "Presidents". Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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