T. M. Sabaratnam

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MLC
த. மு. சபாரத்தினம்
Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
for Northern Province East
Personal details
Died1970
Political party
Ceylon Tamil

Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam (

Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
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Early life and family

Sabaratnam was born in the late 1880s.[1] He was the son of Mudaliyar Thambaiyah from Mullaitivu in north-eastern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[1] and then at Royal College Colombo 07

Sabaratnam married Vathiri.[1] They had a son and daughter.[1]

Career

Sabaratnam studied law at

unopposed.[1][3][4]

Sabaratnam stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate for Vavuniya at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate C. Suntharalingam.[5] He was defeated by Suntharalingam at the 1956 parliamentary election as well.[6]

Sabaratnam was a member of the Board of Management of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylonese branch.[7] He died in 1970.[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of T. M. Sabaratnam
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1924 legislative council Northern Province East - Elected
1947 parliamentary[5] Vavuniya ACTC 2,018 Not elected
1952 parliamentary[6] Vavuniya ACTC 1,398 Not elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 171–172.
  2. ^ "New Law Reports: Velupillai et al v Pulendra et al (S. C. 462-D. C. Vavuniya, 831)". LawNet.
  3. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 25 October 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
  5. ^ a b "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  6. ^ a b "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  7. ^ "Ramakrishna Mission (Ceylon Branch) Ordinance: Article 4 - Board of Management". LawNet.