V._Veerasingam

V. Veerasingam

V. Veerasingam

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Visuvalingam Veerasingam MBE (Tamil: விசுவலிங்கம் வீரசிங்கம்; 1892 – 5 December 1964) was a Ceylon Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament.

Quick Facts Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Vaddukoddai, Preceded by ...

Early life and family

Veerasingam was born in 1892.[1] He was from Manipay in northern Ceylon.[1] After school he joined the Ceylon University College, graduating in 1921 with a B.A. degree.[1][2]

Career

Veerasingam was a teacher at Manipay Hindu College before becoming its principal in April 1922.[1][3]

After retiring in 1951 Veerasingam played a key role in the co-operative movement in Jaffna District.[1] He was elected the first president of the Federation of Co-operative Societies, Jaffna District, a position he held until his death.[1] The Veerasingam Hall, a public hall/office building in Jaffna owned by the co-operative society, was named after him.[1][3]

Veerasingam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Vaddukoddai but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress candidate K. Kanagaratnam.[4] He however won the 1952 parliamentary election and entered Parliament.[5]

Veerasingam was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1952 New Year Honours.[6] He died on 5 December 1964.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 243.
  2. [2]
    Ceylon University College Prospectus 1936-37. Ceylon University College. 1936. p. 49.
  3. [3]
    Somasunderam, Subramaniam (5 October 2004). "Manipay Hindu College in my time - an alumnus remembers". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 February 2005.
  4. [4]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. [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. [6]
    "Fourth Supplement". The London Gazette (39424): 46. 28 December 1951.
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