G. Krishnapillai | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament forBatticaloa District | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Member of theEastern Provincial Council forBatticaloa District | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Gnanamuttu Krishnapillai (alias Vellimalai) is aSri Lankan Tamil politician, provincial councillor and former Member ofSri Lankan Parliament.
Krishnapillai contested the2001 parliamentary election as one of theTamil National Alliance's candidates inBatticaloa District and was elected toParliament.[1] He contested the2012 provincial council election as one of the TNA's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to theEastern Provincial Council (EPC).[2] A few days after the election some TNA councillors including Krishnapillai were threatened and coerced into joining theUnited People's Freedom Alliance but none of them gave in to the threats.[3] Krishnapillai and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of ParliamentR. Sampanthan.[4]
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