T. M. Sabaratnam | |
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த. மு. சபாரத்தினம் | |
Member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon for Northern Province East | |
Personal details | |
Died | 1970 |
Political party | All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam ( Tamil: தம்பையா முதலியார் சபாரத்தினம், romanized: Tampaiyā Mutaliyār Capārattiṉam; died 1970) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
Sabaratnam was born in the late 1880s. [1] He was the son of Mudaliyar Thambaiyah from Mullaitivu in north-eastern Ceylon. [1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna. [1] and then at Royal College Colombo 07
Sabaratnam married Vathiri. [1] They had a son and daughter. [1]
Sabaratnam studied law at Ceylon Law College and became a proctor of the Supreme Court, practising law in Jaffna. [1] [2] He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Northern Province East (Mullaitivu-Vavuniya-Vadamarachchi) seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed. [1] [3] [4]
Sabaratnam stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate for Vavuniya at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate C. Suntharalingam. [5] He was defeated by Suntharalingam at the 1956 parliamentary election as well. [6]
Sabaratnam was a member of the Board of Management of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylonese branch. [7] He died in 1970. [1]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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1924 legislative council | Northern Province East | - | Elected | |
1947 parliamentary [5] | Vavuniya | ACTC | 2,018 | Not elected |
1952 parliamentary [6] | Vavuniya | ACTC | 1,398 | Not elected |
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