S. Thambirajah | |
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Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Paddiruppu | |
In office 1970–1977 | |
Preceded by | S. M. Rasamanickam |
Succeeded by | P. Ganeshalingam |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 November 1917 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Somasuntheram Thambirajah was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
Thambirajah was born on 10 November 1917. [1]
Thambirajah stood as the United National Party's candidate in Paddiruppu at the 1970 parliamentary election. He won and entered Parliament. [2] He contested the 1977 parliamentary election as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party but failed to get re-elected after coming third. [3]
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