M._M._Subramaniam

M. M. Subramaniam

M. M. Subramaniam

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Mylvaganam Mudaliyar Subramaniam (Tamil: மயில்வாகனம் முதலியார் சுப்பிரமணியம், romanized: Mayilvākaṉam Mutaliyār Cuppiramaṇiyam; c. 1870 – 1945) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.

Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee, Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa ...

Early life and family

Subramaniam was born around 1870.[1] He was the son of Mylvaganam Mudaliyar, a wealthy coconut estate owner from Sambativu near Trincomalee in eastern Ceylon.[1]

Subramaniam had three sons - Alagrajah, Tharmarajah and Manickarajah.[1]

Career

Subramaniam was a crown proctor and a member of the Trincomalee District Local Board.[1] He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[1][2][3] Subramaniam contested the 1931 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][4] He was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees when the new State Council met in July 1931.[5]

Subramaniam died in 1945.[1]

Electoral history

More information Election, Constituency ...

References

  1. [1]
    Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 212–213.
  2. [2]
    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)
  3. [3]
    Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
  4. [4]
    Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. [5]
    "First State Council begins". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 July 2007.
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