T. M. Sabaratnam facts for kids

Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam (Tamil: தம்பையா முதலியார் சபாரத்தினம், romanized: Tampaiyā Mutaliyār Capārattiṉam; died 1970) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Sabaratnam was born in the late 1880s. He was the son of Mudaliyar Thambaiyah from Mullaitivu in north-eastern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna. and then at Royal College Colombo 07

Sabaratnam married Vathiri. They had a son and daughter.

Career

Sabaratnam studied law at Ceylon Law College and became a proctor of the Supreme Court, practising law in Jaffna. He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Northern Province East (Mullaitivu-Vavuniya-Vadamarachchi) seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.

Sabaratnam stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate for Vavuniya at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate C. Suntharalingam. He was defeated by Suntharalingam at the 1956 parliamentary election as well.

Sabaratnam was a member of the Board of Management of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylonese branch. He died in 1970.

Electoral history