Periyasamy Chandrasekaran
| Honourable Periyasamy Chandrasekaran MP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader, Up-Country People's Front | |
| In office 1994–2010 | |
| Project Minister of Estate Infrastructure | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Minister of Community Development & Social Inequity Eradication | |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District | |
| In office 1994–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Santhanam Arulsamy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1957 Talawakelle, Ceylon |
| Died | January 1, 2010 (aged 52) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Up-Country People's Front |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | Highlands College |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Periyasamy Chandrasekaran (16 April 1957 – 1 January 2010) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
He was born in Talawakelle on 16 April 1957. Educated at Highlands College in Hatton, Chandrasekaran entered politics in 1982, when he was elected to the Lindula Urban Council. He was arrested in 1993 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. In 1994, he formed the Up-Country People's Front (UPF), using it as a platform to be elected to Parliament that same year. He was appointed the Minister of Infrastructure Development in 2001. In 2004, Chandrasekaran was re-elected to parliament with 42,582 votes.[1]
Chandrasekaran died of a heart attack on 1 January 2010, aged 52.[2] His death occurred in Colombo. He was buried on January 4 with full state honors in Talawakelle.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chandrasekaran funeral to take place Monday". TamilNet. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ↑ "UPF leader Chandrasekaran dies of heart attack". TamilNet. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
