Name C. Chandrakanthan Occupation Marine Officer Role Politician | Religion Christian Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil | |
Born 12 April 1970 (age 54) ( 1970-04-12 ) Parents Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru | ||
Preceded by Joseph Pararajasingam | ||
Chandranehru Chandrakanthan (Tamil: சந்திரநேரு சந்திரகாந்தன்; born 12 April 1970) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
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Early life and family
Chandrakanthan was born on 12 April 1970. He is the son of assassinated Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP A. Chandranehru.
Career
Chandrakanthan was appointed as a TNA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament in September 2006, replacing Joseph Pararajasingam who had been assassinated in December 2005. He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.
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