V. Kumaraswamy | |
|---|---|
வே. குமாரசுவாமி | |
| Member of theCeylonese Parliament forChavakachcheri | |
| In office 1947–1956 | |
| Succeeded by | V. N. Navaratnam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1919-07-31)31 July 1919 |
| Died | 10 March 1978(1978-03-10) (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Velupillai Kumaraswamy (Tamil:வேலுப்பிள்ளை குமாரசுவாமி; 31 July 1919 – 10 March 1978)[1] was aCeylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Kumaraswamy was born on 31 July 1919.[2] He was the son of Velupillai, aproctor fromChavakachcheri in northernCeylon.[3] After school Kumaraswamy joinedCeylon Law College, qualifying as anadvocate.
Kumaraswamy had a son (Vaheeswaran) and a daughter (Dushyanti).[3]
Whilst still studying law, Kumaraswamy stood as theAll Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate inChavakachcheri at the1947 parliamentary election.[3] He won the election and enteredParliament.[4] Kumaraswamy became a Parliamentary Secretary after the ACTC joined theUnited National Party dominated government in 1948.[3][5]
Kumaraswamy was re-elected at the1952 parliamentary election.[6] The ACTC left the UNP government in 1953 but Kumaraswamy chose to remain with the UNP.[7] Kumaraswamy left the UNP in 1956 over the party's support of theSinhala Only Act.[7]
Kumaraswamy stood for re-election in the constituency at the1956 parliamentary election as anindependent candidate but was defeated by theIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidateV. N. Navaratnam.[3][8] He was the ACTC's candidate in the constituency at theMarch 1960 and1970 parliamentary elections but on each occasion was defeated by Navaratnam.[9][10] He contested the1977 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was again defeated by Navaratnam.[11]
Kumaraswamypractised law inColombo.[3]
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