E. R. Tambimuttu

Honourable
E. R. Tambimuttu
MLC MSC
ஈ. ஆர். தம்பிமுத்து
Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
for Eastern Province
In office
1921–1924
Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
for Batticaloa
In office
1924–1930
Member of the State Council of Ceylon
for Trincomalee-Batticaloa
In office
1936–1943
Preceded byM. M. Subramaniam
Succeeded byV. Nalliah
Personal details
Bornc1890
SpouseLaura née Chitty
ChildrenLaurel
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicityCeylon Tamil

Emmanuel Rasanayagam Tambimuttu (Tamil: இம்மானுவேல் ராசநாயகம் தம்பிமுத்து, romanized: Im'māṉuvēl Rācanāyakam Tampimuttu; born c1890) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Tambimuttu was born around 1890.[1] His ancestors were originally from Nallur but later settled in Batticaloa in eastern eastern Ceylon.[1]

Tambimuttu had a daughter - Laurel.[1]

Career

Tambimuttu was an advocate.[1] He contested the 1921 legislative council election as a candidate for the Eastern Province seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.[1][2] Tambimuttu contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Batticaloa seat and was re-elected to the Legislative Council.[1][2][3][4]

Tambimuttu did not contest the 1931 state council election due to the boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress.[5] He contested the 1936 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][6] In June 1943 he was found guilty by the Bribery Commission of accepting bribes but as he refused to resign he was expelled from the State Council.[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of E. R. Tambimuttu
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1921 legislative council Eastern Province - Elected
1924 legislative council Batticaloa Elected
1936 state council Trincomalee-Batticaloa Elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). p. 218.
  2. ^ a b Hennayake, Shantha K. (5 April 2004). "Geography is thicker than blood: Prabhakaran (North) - Karuna (East) feud in context". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  3. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 25 October 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
  5. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)