Palani Thigambaram | |
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பழனி திகாம்பரம் පලනි දිගම්බරම් | |
 Thigambaram in May 2017 | |
| Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister of Plantation Infrastructure Development | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | |
| Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration | |
| In office 21 August 2014 – 10 December 2014 | |
| Member of Parliament forNuwara Eliya District | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Member of theCentral Provincial Council forNuwara Eliya District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | G. M. M. Piyasiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-01-10)10 January 1967 (age 58) |
| Political party | National Union of Workers |
S. Udeiappan Palani Alagan Thigambaram (Tamil:எஸ். உடையப்பன் பழனி அழகன் திகாம்பரம்; born 10 January 1967) is aSri Lankan politician and government minister. He is the leader of theNational Union of Workers (NUW), a member of theTamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) andUnited National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG).
Thigambaram was born on 10 January 1967.[1]
Thigambaram runs a textile business and is leader of theNational Union of Workers (NUW).[2][3]
Thigambaram contested the2004 provincial council election as one of theUp-Country People's Front's candidates inNuwara Eliya District and was elected to theCentral Provincial Council.[4] He was re-elected at the2009 provincial council election, this times as aUnited National Front (UNF) candidate.[5]
Thigambaram contested the2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected toParliament.[6][7] The NUW left the UNF alliance on 22 April 2010 after a dispute overNational List seats.[8] Thigambaram continued to be part of the opposition as anindependent MP.[9] In August 2013 Thigambaram and two others were charged with attempting to acquire 12perches of land and a vehicle by force from their lawful owner but the case was dropped after the defendants offered to compensate the victim for the vehicle.[10]
Thigambaram was appointed Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration on 21 August 2014.[11][12] He resigned from the UPFA government on 10 December 2014 to support common opposition candidateMaithripala Sirisena at thepresidential election.[13][14] After the election newly electedPresident Sirisena rewarded Thigambaram by appointing him Minister of Plantation Infrastructure Development.[15][16]
Thigambaram was one of theUnited National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[17][18][19] He was sworn in as Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development on 4 September 2015.[20][21][22]
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| 2004 provincial[4] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | Up-Country People's Front | 18,387 | Elected |
| 2009 provincial[5] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front | 45,229 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary[6] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front | 39,490 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[23] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front for Good Governance | 105,528 | Elected |
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