P. S. Soosaithasan | |
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பி. எஸ். சூசைதாசன் | |
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| Member of Parliament forMannar | |
| In office 1977–1983 | |
| Preceded by | S. A. Raheem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1934-07-24)24 July 1934 |
| Died | 13 October 2017(2017-10-13) (aged 83) |
| Party | Tamil National Alliance |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Religion | Catholic |
Pilesiyan Sosai Soosaithasan (Tamil:பிலேசியன் சூசை சூசைதாசன்,romanized: Pilēciyaṉ Cūcai Cūcaitācaṉ; 24 July 1934 – 13 October 2017) was aSri Lankan Tamil accountant, politician andMember of Parliament.
Soosaithasan was born on 24 July 1934.[1] He was fromVankalai in northernCeylon and was aCatholic.[2]
Soosaithasan was an accountant and worked in Ceylon, United Kingdom, Zambia and Canada.[2] He was chief accountant at Lanka Salu Sala, thestate ownedhand loom and textile manufacturer.[3]
Soosaithasan stood as theTamil United Liberation Front's candidate inMannar at the1977 parliamentary election. He won the election and enteredParliament.[4] He served as chairman of thePublic Accounts Committee.[2] Soosaithasan and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure fromSri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to theConstitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for aseparate state; and theBlack July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were killed bySinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Soosaithasan forfeited his seat in Parliament on 22 October 1983.[5]
Later Soosaithasan migrated to Canada where some of his children were living, taking up Canadian citizenship and working as an accountant in the private and public sector.[2] After retirement Soosaithasan returned to Sri Lanka to live in Vankalai, taking updual citizenship.[2]
Soosaithasan was one of theTamil National Alliance (TNA) candidates inVanni District at the2010 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming sixth amongst the TNA candidates.[6]
Soosaithasan died on 13 October 2017 in Sri Lanka.[2]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 1977 parliamentary[4] | Mannar | TULF | 15,141 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary[6] | Vanni District | TNA | 7,156 | Not elected |