C. Rajadurai | |
|---|---|
செ. இராசதுரை | |
| Minister of Regional Development | |
| Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs | |
| Member of theCeylonese Parliament forBatticaloa | |
| In office 1956–1989 | |
| Preceded by | R. B. Kadramer |
| 1st Mayor of Batticaloa | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Succeeded by | J. L. Tissaveerasinghe |
| Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1927-07-27)27 July 1927 (age 98) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Chelliah Rajadurai (Tamil:செல்லையா இராசதுரை; born 27 July 1927) is aSri Lankan Tamil politician and former government minister, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Batticaloa.
Rajadurai was born on 27 July 1927.[1] Rajadurai was a journalist and a member of the editorial staff of theSutantiran weekly newspaper.[2]
Rajadurai was elected to elected toParliament at the1956 parliamentary election as theIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate forBatticaloa.[3] He was re-elected at theMarch 1960,July 1960,1965 and1970 parliamentary elections.[4][5][6][7] He was theTamil United Liberation Front candidate in Batticaloa at the1977 parliamentary election and was re-elected.[8] In March 1979 hedefected to theUnited National Party ledgovernment and was rewarded by being appointed Minister of Regional Development and Hindu Cultural Affairs.[9][10][11] He was later appointed Sri LankanHigh Commissioner toMalaysia.[12]
Rajadurai became the firstMayor of Batticaloa in 1967.[13] He was unseated the next year.[13]
Rajadurai was still politically active in April 2012.[14] As of June 2021, Rajadurai is retired and lives between Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka.[15]
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