Mylvaganam Canagaratnam (15 April 1924 – 20 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
M. Canagaratnam | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Pottuvil | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Succeeded by | Ranganayaki Pathmanathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1924 |
| Died | 20 April 1980 (aged 56) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Canagaratnam stood as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate for Pottuvil at the 1977 parliamentary election. He came second and entered Parliament as the second member for Pottuvil.[2] In December 1977, he defected to the United National Party-led government and was rewarded by being appointed District Minister for Batticaloa.[3][4]
Canagaratnam was shot outside his home in Kollupitiya, Colombo on 24 January 1978.[5] The attack was blamed on V. Prabhakaran and Uma Maheswaran of the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[4][6] He died of his injuries on 20 April 1980.[3][5]
See also
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edit- ^ "Canagaratnam, Mylvaganam". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Appapillai Amirthalingam V. Piyasekera, M. A. Commissioner of Elections and Others". LawNet. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013.
- ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 25: War or peace?". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Sri Kantha, Sachi (6 April 2009). "Kasi Ananthan at 70". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 27: Horsewhip Amirthalingham". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 22 June 2002.
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