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Emmanuel Rasanayagam Tambimuttu (Tamil: இம்மானுவேல் ராசநாயகம் தம்பிமுத்து, romanized: Im'māṉuvēl Rācanāyakam Tampimuttu; born c1890) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Tambimuttu was born around 1890.[1] His ancestors were originally from Nallur but later settled in Batticaloa in eastern eastern Ceylon.[1]

Tambimuttu had a daughter - Laurel.[1]

Career

Tambimuttu was an advocate.[1] He contested the 1921 legislative council election as a candidate for the Eastern Province seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.[1][2] Tambimuttu contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Batticaloa seat and was re-elected to the Legislative Council.[1][2][3][4]

Tambimuttu did not contest the 1931 state council election due to the boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress.[5] He contested the 1936 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][6] In June 1943 he was found guilty by the Bribery Commission of accepting bribes but as he refused to resign he was expelled from the State Council.[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of E. R. Tambimuttu
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1921 legislative council Eastern Province - Elected
1924 legislative council Batticaloa Elected
1936 state council Trincomalee-Batticaloa Elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). p. 218.
  2. ^ a b Hennayake, Shantha K. (5 April 2004). "Geography is thicker than blood: Prabhakaran (North) - Karuna (East) feud in context". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  3. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 25 October 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
  5. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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