V. Nalliah | |
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Minister of Post and Information | |
In office 19 June 1952 –12 July 1952 | |
Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa | |
In office 1943 –20 September 1947 | |
Preceded by | E. R. Tambimuttu |
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kalkudah | |
In office 20 September 1947 –10 April 1956 | |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 October 1909 |
Political party | Independent United National Party All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
Profession | Teacher |
Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Vallipuram Nalliah was a Ceylon Tamil teacher,politician,Member of Parliament and government minister.
Nalliah's birth date is the subject of some dispute,with some sources giving 9 October 1909, [1] and others 1 July 1909. [2] He trained to be a teacher,and married Thangaratnam,daughter of Muttiah. [3]
Nalliah was principal of the Men's Training School in Attalichenai. [3] He was a member of Batticaloa Urban Council. [3]
Nalliah contested the 1943 by-election as a candidate in Trincomalee-Batticaloa and was elected to the State Council. [3]
Nalliah contested the 1947 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Kalkudah. He won the election and entered Parliament. [4] He joined the United National Party led government and was rewarded by being made Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Local Government. [3] He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election as a UNP candidate. [5] He was briefly Minister of Post and Information in the new government. [6]
Nalliah stood for re-election as an independent candidate at the 1956 parliamentary election but was defeated by A. H. Macan Markar. [7] He was also unsuccessful at the March 1960 parliamentary election. [8] He was the All Ceylon Tamil Congress' candidate in Kalkudah at the 1965 parliamentary election but was again defeated. [9]
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