Chelliah Rajadurai (Tamil: செல்லையா இராசதுரை; born 27 July 1927) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former government minister, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Batticaloa.
C. Rajadurai | |
|---|---|
செ. இராசதுரை | |
| Minister of Regional Development | |
| Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs | |
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Batticaloa | |
| In office 1956–1989 | |
| Preceded by | R. B. Kadramer |
| 1st Mayor of Batticaloa | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Succeeded by | J. L. Tissaveerasinghe |
| Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1927 |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Rajadurai was born on 27 July 1927.[1] Rajadurai was a journalist and a member of the editorial staff of the Sutantiran weekly newspaper.[2]
Rajadurai stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate for Batticaloa at the 1956 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[3] He was re-elected at the March 1960, July 1960, 1965 and 1970 parliamentary elections.[4][5][6][7] He was the Tamil United Liberation Front candidate in Batticaloa at the 1977 parliamentary election and was re-elected.[8] In March 1979 he defected to the United National Party led government and was rewarded by being appointed Minister of Regional Development and Hindu Cultural Affairs.[9][10][11] He was later appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12]
Rajadurai became the first Mayor of Batticaloa in 1967.[13] He was unseated the next year.[13]
Rajadurai was still politically active in April 2012.[14] As of June 2021, Rajadurai is retired and lives between Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rajadurai, Chelliah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi. "One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century: V.Navaratnam". Tamil Nation.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 27: Horsewhip Amirthalingham". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 22 June 2002.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (15 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions, resignations, terminations, death and by-elections in Sri Lanka". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Jayawarden, Kishali Pinto (7 April 2002). "That conscience Bill coming again". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "TELO opposes Rajadurai attending Chelva anniversary in Jaffna". TamilNet. 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b "History of Municipal Council". Batticaloa Municipal Council. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Indian embassy, Chandrahasan, Rajadurai, conspicuous at Chelva memorial in Jaffna". Tamil Net. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "TULF Leader Anandasangaree dared to defy the LTTE". FT.lk. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.