Mylvaganam Mudaliyar Subramaniam (Tamil: மயில்வாகனம் முதலியார் சுப்பிரமணியம், romanized: Mayilvākaṉam Mutaliyār Cuppiramaṇiyam; c. 1870 – 1945) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.
M. M. Subramaniam | |
|---|---|
ம. மு. சுப்பிரமணியம் | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee | |
| In office 1924–1930 | |
| Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa | |
| In office 1931–1936 | |
| Succeeded by | E. R. Tambimuttu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1870 |
| Died | 1945 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Early life and family edit
Subramaniam was born around 1870.[1] He was the son of Mylvaganam Mudaliyar, a wealthy coconut estate owner from Sambativu near Trincomalee in eastern Ceylon.[1]
Subramaniam had three sons - Alagrajah, Tharmarajah and Manickarajah.[1]
Career edit
Subramaniam was a crown proctor and a member of the Trincomalee District Local Board.[1] He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[1][2][3] Subramaniam contested the 1931 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][4] He was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees when the new State Council met in July 1931.[5]
Subramaniam died in 1945.[1]
Electoral history edit
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 legislative council | Trincomalee | Elected | ||
| 1931 state council | Trincomalee-Batticaloa | Elected |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon (PDF). pp. 212–213.
- ^ 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) - ^ Sabaratnam, T. T. "Chapter 19: The Birth and Death of the Jaffna Youth Congress". Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle.
- ^ 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) - ^ "First State Council begins". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 July 2007.