Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament
Thamodarampillai Ramalingam (Tamil : தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை இராமலிங்கம் ; born 26 October 1904) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament .
Early life
Ramalingam was born on 26 October 1904.[1] He was the son of R. Thamodarampillai, a proctor from Udupiddy in northern Ceylon .[2] He was educated at the Udupiddy American Mission College .[3] After school Ramalingam joined Ceylon University College , graduating in 1926 with a B.Sc. degree.[2] [4]
Career
Ramalingam joined the legal profession, practising as an advocate in northern Ceylon.[2] [5] He then joined the bench , serving as a magistrate.[2]
Ramalingam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress 's (ACTC) candidate in Point Pedro . He won the election and entered Parliament .[6] The ACTC joined the United National Party led government on 3 September 1948.[2] [7] Ramalingam was made Deputy Chairman of Committees in 1951.[8] He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election .[9]
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