M. Canagaratnam | |
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Member of Parliament for Pottuvil | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Succeeded by | Ranganayaki Pathmanathan |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 April 1924 |
Died | 20 April 1980 | (aged 56)
Political party | United National Party |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Mylvaganam Canagaratnam (15 April 1924 – 20 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament. [1]
Canagaratnam stood as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate for Pottuvil at the 1977 parliamentary election. He came second and entered Parliament as the second member for Pottuvil. [2] In December 1977, he defected to the United National Party-led government and was rewarded by being appointed District Minister for Batticaloa. [3] [4]
Canagaratnam was shot outside his home in Kollupitiya, Colombo on 24 January 1978. [5] The attack was blamed on V. Prabhakaran and Uma Maheswaran of the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [4] [6] He died of his injuries on 20 April 1980. [3] [5]
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M. Canagaratnam | |
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Member of Parliament for Pottuvil | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Succeeded by | Ranganayaki Pathmanathan |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 April 1924 |
Died | 20 April 1980 | (aged 56)
Political party | United National Party |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Mylvaganam Canagaratnam (15 April 1924 – 20 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament. [1]
Canagaratnam stood as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate for Pottuvil at the 1977 parliamentary election. He came second and entered Parliament as the second member for Pottuvil. [2] In December 1977, he defected to the United National Party-led government and was rewarded by being appointed District Minister for Batticaloa. [3] [4]
Canagaratnam was shot outside his home in Kollupitiya, Colombo on 24 January 1978. [5] The attack was blamed on V. Prabhakaran and Uma Maheswaran of the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [4] [6] He died of his injuries on 20 April 1980. [3] [5]
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