T. Ramalingam

Hon.
T. Ramalingam
தா. இராமலிங்கம்
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Point Pedro
In office
1947–1956
Succeeded byP. Kandiah
Deputy Chairman of Committees
In office
15 February 1951 – 8 April 1952
Preceded byH. S. Ismail
Succeeded byM. W. R. de Silva
Personal details
Born(1904-10-26)26 October 1904
Political partyAll Ceylon Tamil Congress
Alma materCeylon University College
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicityCeylon Tamil

Thamodarampillai Ramalingam (Tamil: தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை இராமலிங்கம்; born 26 October 1904) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Ramalingam was born on 26 October 1904.[1] He was the son of R. Thamodarampillai, a proctor from Udupiddy in northern Ceylon.[2] He was educated at the Udupiddy American Mission College.[3] After school Ramalingam joined Ceylon University College, graduating in 1926 with a B.Sc. degree.[2][4]

Career

Ramalingam joined the legal profession, practising as an advocate in northern Ceylon.[2][5] He then joined the bench, serving as a magistrate.[2]

Ramalingam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate in Point Pedro. He won the election and entered Parliament.[6] The ACTC joined the United National Party led government on 3 September 1948.[2][7] Ramalingam was made Deputy Chairman of Committees in 1951.[8] He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Directory of Past Members: Ramalinkam, Thamotharapillai". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ a b c d e Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 158.
  3. ^ Neelakandan, Kandiah (13 October 2002). "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ Ceylon University College Prospectus 1936-37. Ceylon University College. 1936. p. 52.
  5. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (10 August 2006). "Random Thoughts on K. Thurairatnam - The Point Pedro Federalist". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  7. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Deputy Chairman of Committees". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.