Kandiah Kanagaratnam (Tamil: கந்தையா கனகரத்தினம்; 28 July 1892 – 3 October 1962)[1] was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, politician, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary.
K. Kanagaratnam | |
|---|---|
க. கனகரத்தினம் | |
 | |
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Vaddukoddai | |
| In office 1947–1952 | |
| Succeeded by | V. Veerasingam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1892 |
| Died | 3 October 1962 (aged 70) |
| Political party | All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Early life edit
Kanagaratnam was born on 28 July 1892.[2][3] He was the son of Kandiah from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon.[2]
Career edit
Kanagaratnam joined the Government Clerical Service in 1911.[2] He became Chief Audit Examiner in 1925.[2] He was later Deputy Auditor General and Acting Auditor General.[2]
Kanagaratnam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress' (ACTC) candidate in Vaddukoddai. He won the election and entered Parliament.[4] The ACTC joined the United National Party led government on 3 September 1948 and Kanagaratnam was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education.[2]
Kanagaratnam stood for re-election at the 1952 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate V. Veerasingam.[5]
References edit
- ^ "K. Kanagaratnam". 1982. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 69–70.
- ^ "Directory of Past Members: Kanagaratnam, Kandiah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.