P. P. Devaraj | |
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| Member of Parliament forNational List | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Member of Parliament forColombo District | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929-02-21)21 February 1929 (age 96) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Ceylon Workers' Congress |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Indian Tamil |
Periannan Pillai Devaraj (born 21 February 1929) is aSri Lankan politician and former minister of state.
Devaraj was born on 21 February 1929.[1] He was educated atSt. Sylvester's College, Kandy.[2] He has aB.Sc. degree in economics.[2]
Devaraj was director of the Congress Labour Foundation, part of theCeylon Workers' Congress (CWC) and was an advisor to CWC leaderSavumiamoorthy Thondaman.[2][3] He was later vice president of the CWC.[4]
Devaraj was appointed as one of the CWC/UNP alliance'sNational List MP in theSri Lankan Parliament following the1989 parliamentary election.[2] He was appointed Minister of State for Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs on 18 February 1989.[5][6] He contested the1994 parliamentary election as one of the CWC/UNP alliance's candidates inColombo District but failed to get elected. However, he re-entered Parliament following the assassination ofOssie Abeygunasekera andWeerasinghe Mallimarachchi on 24 October 1994.[7] Following the death of Thondaman in 1999 Devaraj tried unsuccessful to gain the leadership of the CWC from Thondaman's grandsonArumugam Thondaman.[8]
Devaraj was elected chairman of theGlobal Organization for People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) in 2007.[9]
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