Name T. Sabaratnam Nationality Sri Lankan Role Sri Lankan Politician | Spouse(s) Valambigai Alagamma Education Royal College, Colombo Alma mater Royal College Colombo Party All Ceylon Tamil Congress | |
Born 16 January 1895
Mullaitivu ( 1895-01-16 ) Political party All Ceylon Tamil Congress Children Pulendra Sabaratnam,
Sakuntala Nalliah Died January 23, 1966, Mullaitivu | ||
Succeeded by Prof C. Sundaralingam | ||
Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam (Tamil: தம்பையா முதலியார் சபாரத்தினம், Tampaiyā Mutaliyār Capārattiṉam; died 1970) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
Contents
Early life and family
Sabaratnam was born in the late 1880s. He was the son of Mudaliyar Thambaiyah from Mullaitivu in north-eastern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.
Sabaratnam married Vathiri. They had a son and daughter.
Career
Sabaratnam studied law at Ceylon Law College and became an proctor of the Supreme Court, practising law in Jaffna. He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Northern Province East (Mullaitivu-Vavuniya-Vadamarachchi) seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.
Sabaratnam stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate for Vavuniya at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate C. Suntharalingam. He was defeated by Suntharalingam at the 1956 parliamentary election as well.
Sabaratnam was a member of the Board of Management of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylonese branch. He died in 1970.