Subaiya Nadesan
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| Honourable Subaiya Nadesapillai MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kankesanthurai | |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, ACTC |
| Succeeded by | S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, FP |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1895 Thanjavur, British India |
| Died | January 15, 1965 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Profession | Senator |
| Religion | Hindu |
Subaiya Nadesapillai (Tamil: சுப்பையா நடேசபிள்ளை; 21 May 1895 - 15 January 1965) also known as S. Nadesan was the son-in-law of Ponnambalam Ramanathan[1] and a Tamil senator from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was a United National Party candidate and defeated Samuel Chelvanayakam in the 1952 Jaffna elections, after losing to him in the 1947 elections from Kankesanthurai.[2] He was a defender of a political solution to the Sri Lanka conflict[3] but left the UNP when it embraced a Sinhala-only campaign.[4] He was a member of the state council, the parliament, and later became a minister.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, QC, MLC. Royal Family of Jaffna
- ↑ 27th death anniversary of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam Sri Lanka Daily News - April 27, 2004
- ↑ Crick 82
- ↑ Dudley Senanayake - the all-time gentleman Sunday Observer - April 13, 2008
- ↑ Tamils In Independent Ceylon - Suppiramaniam Makenthiran
See also
References
- Crick, Bernard (1993). In Defence of Politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-12067-8.
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