V. Navaratnam

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Ceylonese Parliament
for Kayts
In office
1963–1970
Preceded byV. A. Kandiah
Succeeded byK. P. Ratnam
Personal details
Born(1910-10-25)25 October 1910
Died22 December 2006(2006-12-22) (aged 97)
Sri Lankan Tamil

Vaithianathan Navaratnam (25 October 1910 – 22 December 2006) was a

Member of Parliament
.

Early life and family

Navaratnam was born on 25 October 1910.

Ceylon Law College, graduating as a proctor in 1936.[1][3]

Navaratnam married his first cousin Parameswari.[1] They had five sons (Chandra Mohan, Jagadishan, Jegan Mohan, Raj Mohan and Bala Mohan) and a daughter (Shyamala).[1][4]

Career

Navaratnam became interested in politics following

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) when it was founded in 1949.[1]

Navaratnam stood as ITAK's candidate in Kayts at the 1952 parliamentary election but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress candidate Alfred Thambiayah.[5] He was ITAK's theoretician and played an important role in the formulation of the Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact.[6][7] Navaratnam stood as ITAK's candidate in the constituency in the 1963 by-election following the sitting MP V. A. Kandiah's death. He won the election and entered Parliament.[8] He was re-elected at the 1965 parliamentary election.[9]

An ardent

self-rule and independence for the Tamil speaking provinces of Ceylon.[11][12][13] He stood as an independent candidate in Kayts at the 1970 and 1977 parliamentary elections but on each occasion was defeated the ITAK/Tamil United Liberation Front candidate K. P. Ratnam.[14][15]

Navaratnam has written two books: Ceylon Faces Crisis (1956) and The Fall and Rise of the Tamil Nation (1995).

posthumously conferred the title of Naattu Patralar (patriot) by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 121.
  2. ^ "Directory of Past Members: Navaratnam, Vaithianathar". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  3. ^ a b "Doyen of FP, uncompromising on Tamil National question". TamilNet. 6 October 2005.
  4. ^ "Navaratnam's funeral in Montreal, Tuesday". TamilNet. 25 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-7748-0759-8
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  7. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (22 July 2007). "Fiftieth anniversary of the aborted Banda-Chelvaÿpact". The Sunday Leader.
  8. ^ "Summary of By-Elections 1947 to 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  10. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (25 November 2007). "Murugeysen Tiruchelvam: Strategist-Statesman of the Federal Party". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  11. ISBN 978-0-521-20429-3
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  12. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
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  13. ^ Rajabalan, S. Raymond (5 February 2007). "On V. Navaratnam: A man ahead of his time". Ilankai Tamil Sangam/Monsoon Journal.
  14. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  15. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  16. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (26 December 2006). "On V. Navaratnam (1910-2006)". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  17. ^ "Navaratnam, the doyen of Federal Party, passes away". TamilNet. 22 December 2006.
  18. ^ "V. Navaratnam, ex-MP,dies in Canada". The Island (Sri Lanka). 24 December 2006.
  19. ^ "Tigers confer 'Patriot' title on Navaratnam". TamilNet. 24 December 2006.
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