Singaravelu Thandayuthapani (Tamil: சிங்காரவேலு தண்டாயுதபாணி; born 7 August 1950) is a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, civil servant, politician and provincial minister.
S. Thandayuthapani | |
|---|---|
சி. தண்டாயுதபாணி | |
| Minister of Education, Eastern Province | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2015 | |
| Leader of the Opposition, Eastern Provincial Council | |
| In office 28 September 2012 – 3 March 2015 | |
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1950 |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Alma mater | R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Early life edit
Thandayuthapani was born on 7 August 1950 and educated at R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam.[1] He graduated with a degree in economics before training to be a teacher at Palali Guru Vidyalayam.[1]
Career edit
Thandayuthapani was a school principal before becoming a Director of Education and Additional Director of Education.[1][2] He served as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands, Land Development, Education and Culture (Eastern Province) between 2010 and 2011.[1]
Thandayuthapani contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[3] On 28 September 2012 the TNA leadership unanimously selected Thandayuthapani to be the Leader of the Opposition on the EPC.[1][4] Thandayuthapani and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.[1]
Following the 2015 presidential election an all party provincial government was formed in the Eastern Province.[5][6][7] Thandayuthapani took his oath as Minister of Education in front of Governor Austin Fernando on 3 March 2015.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
- ^ Gurunathan (15 November 2009). "US Ambassador declares open schools rebuilt by USAID". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014.
- ^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (30 September 2012). "Inaugural session of Eastern PC tomorrow". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Somarathna, Rasika (5 March 2015). "'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Balachandran, P. K. (17 February 2015). "For The First Time in History, TNA Will Be in Eastern Province' Board of Ministers". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (24 February 2015). "SLMC - TNA marriage in the East". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
- ^ Panchalingam, Ariram (3 March 2015). "New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in". News First.
- ^ "Eastern PC Ministers sworn in". Hiru News. 3 March 2015.