Naysum Saravanamuttu

Naysum Saravanamuttu
MSC
நேசம் சரவணமுத்து
Member of the State Council of Ceylon
for Colombo North
In office
1932–1941
Personal details
Born Luisa Naysum Arunachalam
1897
Died 19 January 1941(1941-01-19) (aged 43–44)
Colombo, Ceylon
Spouse(s) Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu
Children Seetha, Chandra, Vetharaniam, Ratnakumar
Occupation Politician
Ethnicity Ceylon Tamil

Luisa Naysum Saravanamuttu (née Arunachalam, 1897 - 19 January 1941)[1] was a Ceylonese politician. She was the second female member of State Council of Ceylon and the second elected female legislator in Sri Lanka.

She was married to Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu a physician and politician, who in 1931, was elected to the first State Council of Ceylon representing Colombo North. He was removed after he was found guilty of corrupt practices by an election Judge. His wife, Naysum, became the second female member of the State Council in 1931, when she won her husband's seat in a by-election.[2][3] She was re-elected to the second State Council in 1936 and retained the position until her death in 1941.

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References

  1. ↑ "சட்டமன்றத்துக்குத் தெரிவாகிய முதலாவது தமிழ்ப் பெண்". Thinakaran. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015. (in Tamil)
  2. ↑ The Struggle for Equal Political Representation of Women in Sri Lanka
  3. ↑ LATEEF v. SARAVANAMUTTU.


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