N. R. Rajavarothiam
Navaratnasingam Ratnavarothiam Rajavarothiam (8 October 1908 – 27 August 1963; commonly known as N. R. Rajavarothiam) was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
N. R. Rajavarothiam | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Trincomalee | |
| In office 1952–1963 | |
| Preceded by | S. Sivapalan |
| Succeeded by | S. M. Manickarajah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1908 |
| Died | 27 August 1963 (aged 54) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College Ananda College Ceylon University College |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Early life edit
Rajavarothiam was the son of Navaratnasingam, from Trincomalee in eastern British Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee and Ananda College, Colombo. He later entered Ceylon University College. He was chief trustee of Muttucumarswamy Temple.
Rajavarothiam married to Sivayohanayaki and had two sons.
Political career edit
Rajavarothiam joined the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and became an active member of the party. He became vice president of the party. He was ITAK's candidate for Trincomalee at the 1952 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament,[1] where he was one of only two ITAK MPs. He was re-elected at the 1956, March 1960 and July 1960 parliamentary elections.[2][3][4]
References edit
- Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 155.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.