T. Thirunavukarasu
MP | |
|---|---|
தா. திருநாவுக்கரசு | |
| Member of Parliament for Vaddukoddai | |
| In office 1977–1982 | |
| Preceded by | A. Thiagarajah |
| Succeeded by | Neelan Tiruchelvam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1933 |
| Died | 1 August 1982 (aged 48) |
| Political party | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Thamodarampillai Thirunavukarasu (
Member of Parliament
.
Early life
Thirunavukarasu was born on 1 September 1933.[1] He was from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon.[2]
Career
Thirunavukarasu stood as the
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[3]
On 14 May 1972 the ACTC, ITAK,
Tamil United Front, later renamed Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF).[4][5][6][7] Thirunavukarasu became the TUF's joint treasurer.[2] Thirunavukarasu contested the 1977 parliamentary election as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate in Vaddukoddai. He won the election and entered Parliament.[8]
Thirunavukarasu died of a heart attack on 1 August 1982.[2][9]
References
- ^ "Directory of Past Members: Thirunavukarasu, Thamodarampillai". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b c Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 231.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ Ross, Russell R.; Savada, Andrea Matles, eds. (1990). Sri Lanka : A Country Study (PDF). Library of Congress. p. 51.
- ISBN 81-85880-52-2.
- ISBN 978-1-105-01908-1.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 23: Srimavo's constitutional promiscuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 28: Prelude to eruption". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 August 2002.
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