Thambiah Ahambaram (also spelled Ehambaram) (12 October 1913 – 22 March 1961)[1] was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
T. Ahambaram | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Mutur | |
| In office 1960–1962 | |
| Preceded by | M. E. H. Mohamed Ali |
| Succeeded by | M. E. H. Mohamed Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1913 |
| Died | March 22, 1961 (aged 47) Muttur, Trincomalee District, Ceylon |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Ahambaram was born on 12 October 1913.[2]
Ahambaram stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate for Mutur at the March 1960 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament as the first member for Mutur.[3] He was re-elected at the July 1960 parliamentary election as the first member for Mutur.[4]
In March 1961, Ahambaram participated in a satyagraha demonstration condemning police violence in Jaffna. He was hospitalised after police beating to the head and chest and did not recover from the injuries.[5] He died of a heart attack on 22 March 1961.[6]
References
edit- ^ "மூதூர் எம்.பி. திடீர் மரணம்" (PDF) (in Tamil). Jaffna: Eelanadu. 23 March 1961.
- ^ "Ahambaram, Thambiah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sabaratnam, T (1996). The Murder of a Moderate: Political biography of Appapillai Amirthalingam. Dehiwela: Nivetha Publishers. p. 124.
- ^ Parliaments of Ceylon. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960. p. 111.
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