S. Nadarajah

S. Nadarajah
S. Nadarajah
Member of the Senate of Ceylon
	In office; 1965–1971
Chairman, Jaffna District Development Council
	In office; 1981–1983
Personal details
Died	12 February 1988
Political party	All Ceylon Tamil Congress
Other political; affiliations	Tamil United Liberation Front
Profession	Lawyer
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil

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Subramaniam Nadarajah was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Senate of Ceylon.

Known as "Pottar" Nadarajah, he was one of the pioneers of All Ceylon Tamil Congress.^[1] He was one of the organisers of the 1961 satyagraha led by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party).^[2] He was a member of the Senate of Ceylon from 1965 to 1971.^[1]

In 1981 Nadarajah became the first and only chairman of the Jaffna District Development Council.^[3]^[4] He resigned in 1983, stating that he didn't even have the power to "purchase table and chairs" for the council.^[5]^[6]

Nadarajah was shot dead on 12 February 1988, aged 72.^[1] It's alleged that he was assassinated by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for associating with the Indian Peace Keeping Force.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Ex-Senator Killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (4): 4. March 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2011). "Satyagraha receives "Baptism of fire" on first day". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.
↑ Vivekananthan, C. V. (25 April 2010). "Sir Pon. Ramanathan was the foster parent of the Sinhalese: Will there ever be a Sinhala Leader a foster parent of the Tamils?". The Island (Sri Lanka).
↑ Sivathasan, S. (5 May 2013). "Jaffna Development Council Election 1981". The Sunday Leader.
↑ Vivekananthan, C. V. (9 February 2003). "Was it the Sinhala leaders who pushed Tamils to call for Eelam". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
↑ Nesiah, Devanesan (6 October 2003). "Towards healing and reconciliation". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.

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[TT0388-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Ex-Senator Killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (4): 4. March 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.

[2] Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2011). "Satyagraha receives "Baptism of fire" on first day". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.

[3] Vivekananthan, C. V. (25 April 2010). "Sir Pon. Ramanathan was the foster parent of the Sinhalese: Will there ever be a Sinhala Leader a foster parent of the Tamils?". The Island (Sri Lanka).

[4] Sivathasan, S. (5 May 2013). "Jaffna Development Council Election 1981". The Sunday Leader.

[5] Vivekananthan, C. V. (9 February 2003). "Was it the Sinhala leaders who pushed Tamils to call for Eelam". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).

[6] Nesiah, Devanesan (6 October 2003). "Towards healing and reconciliation". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.

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