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Not to be confused with S. Nadesan.

Subaiya Natesan (Tamil: சுப்பையா நடேசன்; also known as Subbaiya Nadesapillai; 21 May 1895 – 15 January 1965) was a Ceylonese politician, Member of State Council, Member of Parliament and senator.

Early life and family

Natesan was born on 21 May 1895.[1] He was the son of Subaiyapillai from Thanjavur, India.[2]

Natesan married Sivagamasundari, daughter of P. Ramanathan, a leading Ceylon Tamil statesman.[2][3]

Career

Natesan moved to Ceylon after being invited by P. Ramanathan and in 1924 was appointed principal of Parameshwara College, Jaffna.[2] He was also Ramanathan's private secretary.[2]

Natesan stood as a candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1934 state council by-elections. He won the election and entered State Council.[2][4] He was re-elected at the 1936 state council election.[5] He was one of the founding members of the United National Party (UNP) in 1946.[6][7]

Natesan stood as the UNP's candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1947 parliamentary elections but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[8][9] However, he won the 1952 parliamentary elections and entered Parliament.[9][10][11] He was appointed Minister of Posts and Information in the First Dudley Senanayake cabinet following the resignation of V. Nalliah.[2][12][13][14] He retained his cabinet position, which was renamed Minister of Posts and Broadcasting, when the Kotelawala cabinet was formed in 1953.[15] Natesan resigned from the government on 19 January 1956 and, like many Tamil UNP politicians, left the UNP over its support of the Sinhala Only policy.[15][16][17] He stood for re-election in the constituency at the 1956 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[2][18]

Natesan later joined the ACTC, became its president and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon.[2] He was a member of the University College Council and Ceylon University Court.[2] He was appointed to the National Education Commission in 1961.[19] He was a Tamil scholar and historian - his works included The Northern Kingdom and Glimpses of the Early History of Jaffna.[2] He was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree by the University of Ceylon for his contribution to Tamil literature.[2] He died on 15 January 1965.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "கலாநிதி சு.நடேசபிள்ளை அவர்கள்". மில்க்வைற் செய்தி: 9. 1981.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 118.
  3. ^ Kanagisvaran, Kanaganayagam (13 January 2008). "Reverting to the ideals of our forefathers". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ Dissanayake, T. D. S. A. "Chapter 1: Was early universal franchise a disaster?". War or Peace... Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ "Two political parties are formed". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2007.
  7. ^ "'Devolution of powers - a necessary pre-condition for solution to ethnic issue'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 6 September 2006.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b Vivekananthan, C. V. (27 April 2004). "27th death anniversary of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  11. ^ Kodituwakku, Karunasena (21 June 2006). "Dudley Senanayake: Gentleman-politician and gentle leader". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  12. ^ Ceylon Year Book 1951. Department of Census & Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 27–28.
  13. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ Vivekananthan, C. V. (6 January 2014). "The Cabinet and Sri Lankan Tamils". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  15. ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "The early cracks". The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2005.
  17. ^ Markar, Imthiaz Bakeer (13 April 2008). "35th Death Anniversary today: Dudley Senanayake - the all-time gentleman". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
  18. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  19. ^ Mettananda, D. S. (12 February 2011). "Prof J E Jayasuriya: Educationist par excellence". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
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