M. M. Subramaniam

Honourable
M. M. Subramaniam
ம. மு. சுப்பிரமணியம்
Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
for Trincomalee
In office
1924–1930
Member of the State Council of Ceylon
for Trincomalee-Batticaloa
In office
1931–1936
Succeeded byE. R. Tambimuttu
Personal details
Bornc. 1870
Died1945
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicityCeylon Tamil

Mylvaganam Mudaliyar Subramaniam (Tamil: மயில்வாகனம் முதலியார் சுப்பிரமணியம், romanized: Mayilvākaṉam Mutaliyār Cuppiramaṇiyam; c. 1870 – 1945) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Subramaniam was born around 1870.[1] He was the son of Mylvaganam Mudaliyar, a wealthy coconut estate owner from Sambativu near Trincomalee in eastern Ceylon.[1]

Subramaniam had three sons - Alagrajah, Tharmarajah and Manickarajah.[1]

Career

Subramaniam was a crown proctor and a member of the Trincomalee District Local Board.[1] He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[1][2][3] Subramaniam contested the 1931 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][4] He was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees when the new State Council met in July 1931.[5]

Subramaniam died in 1945.[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of M. M. Subramaniam
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1924 legislative council Trincomalee Elected
1931 state council Trincomalee-Batticaloa Elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 212–213.
  2. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 25 October 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
  4. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "First State Council begins". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 July 2007.


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