S. A. Tharmalingam | |
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ச. அ. தர்மலிங்கம் | |
8th Mayor of Jaffna | |
In office 28 May 1962 – 4 April 1963 | |
Preceded by | M. Jacob |
Succeeded by | P. M. Yoon |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 March 1908 |
Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Front |
Profession | Physician |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Sanmugam Appacuddy Tharmalingam ( Tamil: சண்முகம் அப்பாக்குட்டி தர்மலிங்கம், romanized: Caṇmukam Appākkuṭṭi Tarmaliṅkam; born 23 March 1908, date of death unknown) was a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, politician and Mayor of Jaffna.
Tharmalingam was born on 23 March 1908. [1] [2] He was the son of Sanmugam Appacuddy. [2] [3] Tharmalingam was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna and St. Patrick's College, Jaffna. [2]
Tharmalingam married Sundaravalli, daughter of Saravanamuthu from Kaddudai, in 1941. [2] [4] They had four daughters - Tharmambal, Tharmavalli, Tharmasothy and Tharmarani. [2] Tharmalingam was the paternal uncle of Jaffna MP V. Yogeswaran. [2] [3]
After qualifying as a doctor in 1933 Tharmalingam worked as a Government Medical Officer in Anagoda, Kolonne, Kurunegala, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Rakwana. [2] He became private practitioner after retiring from government service in 1950/51. [2] [4]
Tharmalingam was one of the founding members of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and later Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). [5] Tharmalingam was elected to Jaffna Municipal Council, serving as the city's mayor between 1962 and 1963. [2] [6] In 1982 several members of TULF, including Tharmalingam, who opposed the party's decision to support the government's proposals for District Development Councils left TULF formed a ginger group called Tamil Eelam Liberation Front (TELF). [7] [8] [9] Tharmalingam was president of TELF whilst Kovai Mahesan, former editor of the Suthanthiran, was its secretary. [10]
In June 1983 several cities in Sri Lanka witnessed violence against Tamils. [10] On 30 June 1983 Tharmalingam and Mahesan sent telegrams to several foreign embassies in Colombo complaining of violence against Tamils in Trincomalee and foreign intervention "to stop genocide of Tamils". [10] The following day TELF staged a hartal in Jaffna against the violence in Trincomalee. [10] Following a train bombing Tharmalingam and Mahesan were arrested and detained in Jaffna using emergency regulations and taken to Colombo. [9] [10] Tharmalingam was held at the Youthful Offenders Building at Welikada Prison. [11] On 25 July 1983 the Black July anti-Tamil riots spread to Welikada's Chapel Ward and around 35 Tamil prisoners were massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, aided and abetted by Sinhalese prison officers. [12] [13] [14] Two days later armed Sinhalese prisoners broke into the Youth Ward and started attacking Tamil prisoners. [14] Tharmalingam survived the massacre and was amongst the survivors airlifted to Batticaloa prison. [11] The prisoners found out that a maximum security prison was being built in Homagama and, fearing a recurrence of the events at Welikada, they resolved to escape. [14] On 27 September 1983 41 Tamil prisoners broke out of prison. [12] [13] [15] Tharmalingam, who was too old to escape, remained behind and was eventually released in November 1983. [11] [16] [17] [18]
Tharmalingam migrated to England in 1984. [2] [4]
S. A. Tharmalingam | |
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ச. அ. தர்மலிங்கம் | |
8th Mayor of Jaffna | |
In office 28 May 1962 – 4 April 1963 | |
Preceded by | M. Jacob |
Succeeded by | P. M. Yoon |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 March 1908 |
Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Front |
Profession | Physician |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Sanmugam Appacuddy Tharmalingam ( Tamil: சண்முகம் அப்பாக்குட்டி தர்மலிங்கம், romanized: Caṇmukam Appākkuṭṭi Tarmaliṅkam; born 23 March 1908, date of death unknown) was a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, politician and Mayor of Jaffna.
Tharmalingam was born on 23 March 1908. [1] [2] He was the son of Sanmugam Appacuddy. [2] [3] Tharmalingam was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna and St. Patrick's College, Jaffna. [2]
Tharmalingam married Sundaravalli, daughter of Saravanamuthu from Kaddudai, in 1941. [2] [4] They had four daughters - Tharmambal, Tharmavalli, Tharmasothy and Tharmarani. [2] Tharmalingam was the paternal uncle of Jaffna MP V. Yogeswaran. [2] [3]
After qualifying as a doctor in 1933 Tharmalingam worked as a Government Medical Officer in Anagoda, Kolonne, Kurunegala, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Rakwana. [2] He became private practitioner after retiring from government service in 1950/51. [2] [4]
Tharmalingam was one of the founding members of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and later Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). [5] Tharmalingam was elected to Jaffna Municipal Council, serving as the city's mayor between 1962 and 1963. [2] [6] In 1982 several members of TULF, including Tharmalingam, who opposed the party's decision to support the government's proposals for District Development Councils left TULF formed a ginger group called Tamil Eelam Liberation Front (TELF). [7] [8] [9] Tharmalingam was president of TELF whilst Kovai Mahesan, former editor of the Suthanthiran, was its secretary. [10]
In June 1983 several cities in Sri Lanka witnessed violence against Tamils. [10] On 30 June 1983 Tharmalingam and Mahesan sent telegrams to several foreign embassies in Colombo complaining of violence against Tamils in Trincomalee and foreign intervention "to stop genocide of Tamils". [10] The following day TELF staged a hartal in Jaffna against the violence in Trincomalee. [10] Following a train bombing Tharmalingam and Mahesan were arrested and detained in Jaffna using emergency regulations and taken to Colombo. [9] [10] Tharmalingam was held at the Youthful Offenders Building at Welikada Prison. [11] On 25 July 1983 the Black July anti-Tamil riots spread to Welikada's Chapel Ward and around 35 Tamil prisoners were massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, aided and abetted by Sinhalese prison officers. [12] [13] [14] Two days later armed Sinhalese prisoners broke into the Youth Ward and started attacking Tamil prisoners. [14] Tharmalingam survived the massacre and was amongst the survivors airlifted to Batticaloa prison. [11] The prisoners found out that a maximum security prison was being built in Homagama and, fearing a recurrence of the events at Welikada, they resolved to escape. [14] On 27 September 1983 41 Tamil prisoners broke out of prison. [12] [13] [15] Tharmalingam, who was too old to escape, remained behind and was eventually released in November 1983. [11] [16] [17] [18]
Tharmalingam migrated to England in 1984. [2] [4]