V. Kumaraswamy
Honourable V. Kumaraswamy MP வே. குமாரசுவாமி | |
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Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Chavakachcheri | |
In office 1947–1956 | |
Succeeded by | V. N. Navaratnam |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 July 1919 |
Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Velupillai Kumaraswamy (Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; born 31 July 1919) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Kumaraswamy was born on 31 July 1919.[1] He was the son of Velupillai, a proctor from Chavakachcheri in northern Ceylon.[2] After school Kumaraswamy joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate.
Kumaraswamy had a son (Vaheeswaran) and a daughter (Dushyanti).[2]
Career
Whilst still studying law, Kumaraswamy stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate in Chavakachcheri at the 1947 parliamentary election.[2] He won the election and entered Parliament.[3] Kumaraswamy became a Parliamentary Secretary after the ACTC joined the United National Party dominated government in 1948.[2][4]
Kumaraswamy was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election.[5] The ACTC left the UNP government in 1953 but Kumaraswamy chose to remain with the UNP.[6] Kumaraswamy left the UNP in 1956 over the party's support of the Sinhala Only Act.[6]
Kumaraswamy stood for re-election in the constituency at the 1956 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate V. N. Navaratnam.[2][7] He was the ACTC's candidate in the constituency at the March 1960 and 1970 parliamentary elections but on each occasion was defeated by Navaratnam.[8][9] He contested the 1977 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was again defeated by Navaratnam.[10]
Kumaraswamy practised law in Colombo.[2]
References
- ↑ "Directory of Past Members: Kumaraswamy, Velupillai". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 90.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
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