| Honourable T. M. Sabaratnam MLC |
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| Member of Legislative Council | |
| In office 1924–1931 |
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| Succeeded by | Prof C. Sundaralingam |
| Member of Parliament for Northern Province - East |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1895 Mullaitivu |
| Died | 23 January 1966 (aged 71) Mullaitivu |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Valambigai Alagamma |
| Children | Pulendra Sabaratnam, Sakuntala Nalliah |
| Alma mater | Royal College Colombo |
| Profession | Proctor of the Supreme Court |
| Religion | Hindu |
Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam (also spelled Tambia Mudaliyar Sabarutnam, Thambaiyah Mudhaliyar Sabarutnam or Thambiah Mudaliar Sabaratnam; Tamil: தம்பையா முதலியார் சபாரத்தினம்; Sinhala: තම්බය්යා මුදලියාර් සබාරත්නම්) (16 January 1895, Mullaitivu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka–23 January 1966, Mullaitivu), was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Legislative Council of Ceylon,[1] Proctor of the Supreme Court. He also served as a member of the Board of Management of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylon[2] and Chief Trustee and later Honorary President of the Vattapalai Amman Temple Trust.[3]
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T. M. Sabaratnam pursued his school education at the prestigious Royal College Colombo. Sir John Kotelawala was his contemporary at the College and Law College. Later he was registered as a Proctor of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.[4]
In 1924, Sabaratnam was elected unopposed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon from Northern Province - East constituency,[5] and held this office until the first election to the State Council in 1931.
Sabaratnam was a Member of the Management Board of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Branch.[2]
He was also the President of the Vattapalai Kannagi Amman Temple Trust for a very long period. His services to the welfare of the temple and the devotees are still remembered with gratitude.[3]
He married Valambigai Alagamma; they had two children, Mr Rajakone Pulendra Sabaratnam and Mrs Sakuntala Nalliah (née Sakuntala Sabaratnam). He had four grandchildren: Dr. Nalliah Kumaraguruparan, Nalliah Thayabharan and Nalayini Ravindranath (née Nalayini Nalliah) by Mrs Sakuntala Nalliah, and Shanthakumari Pulendra, daughter of Pulendra Sabaratnam.