V. Kumaraswamy

Hon.
V. Kumaraswamy
MP
வே. குமாரசுவாமி
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Chavakachcheri
In office
1947–1956
Succeeded by V. N. Navaratnam
Personal details
Born (1919-07-31)31 July 1919
Alma mater Ceylon Law College
Profession Lawyer
Ethnicity Ceylon Tamil

Velupillai Kumaraswamy (Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; born 31 July 1919) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life and family

Kumaraswamy was born on 31 July 1919.[1] He was the son of Velupillai, a proctor from Chavakachcheri in northern Ceylon.[2] After school Kumaraswamy joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate.

Kumaraswamy had a son (Vaheeswaran) and a daughter (Dushyanti).[2]

Career

Whilst still studying law, Kumaraswamy stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate in Chavakachcheri at the 1947 parliamentary election.[2] He won the election and entered Parliament.[3] Kumaraswamy became a Parliamentary Secretary after the ACTC joined the United National Party dominated government in 1948.[2][4]

Kumaraswamy was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election.[5] The ACTC left the UNP government in 1953 but Kumaraswamy chose to remain with the UNP.[6] Kumaraswamy left the UNP in 1956 over the party's support of the Sinhala Only Act.[6]

Kumaraswamy stood for re-election in the constituency at the 1956 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate V. N. Navaratnam.[2][7] He was the ACTC's candidate in the constituency at the March 1960 and 1970 parliamentary elections but on each occasion was defeated by Navaratnam.[8][9] He contested the 1977 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was again defeated by Navaratnam.[10]

Kumaraswamy practised law in Colombo.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Past Members: Kumaraswamy, Velupillai". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 90.
  3. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  4. ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  5. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  6. 1 2 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  7. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  8. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  9. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  10. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
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