Anton Jeyanathan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
Anton Jeyanathan
Native Name:அன்ரன் ஜெயநாதன்
Native Name Lang:ta
Honorific-Suffix:MPC
Office1:Deputy Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council
Term Start1:25 October 2013
Term End1:1 October 2016
Office2:Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Mullaitivu District
Term Start2:11 October 2013
Term End2:1 October 2016
Birth Date:11 May 1948
Death Place:Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka
Party:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Otherparty:Tamil National Alliance
Profession:Teacher
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Sri Lankan Tamil

Mariyampillai Antony Jeyanathan (Tamil: மரியம்பிள்ளை அன்ரனி ஜெகநாதன்; 11 May 1948  - 1 October 2016) was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and provincial councillor.

Jeyanathan was born on 11 May 1948.[1] He was the son of Mariyampillai and Mary Theresa.[1] He was educated at Mullaitivu Maha Vidyalayam.[1]

Jeyanathan was a teacher and served as a school principal before becoming a director of education.[1]

Jeyanathan contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Mullaitivu District and was elected to the Northern Provincial Council.[2] [3] After the election he was appointed to assist the Chief Minister on social services and rehabilitation.[4] He took his oath as provincial councillor in front of Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013.[5] [6] He was elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council at its inaugural meeting on 25 October 2013.[7] [8] [9]

On the morning of 1 October 2016 Jeyanathan was riding a motorbike near Mulliyawalai when he fell off the bike following a suspected heart attack.[1] [10] He was taken to Mullaitivu Hospital (Mancholai Base Hospital) but was pronounced dead on arrival.[11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. News: NPC Deputy Leader of the House, Antony Jeganathan dies of heart attack. Tamil Diplomat. 2 October 2016.
  2. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Northern Province Provincial Council . 25 September 2013 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1829/33 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228114115/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2013/PDF/Sep/1829_33/PG%201763%20%28E%29%20%20I-%201%20%20%28P.C%29.pdf . 2013-12-28 .
  3. News: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Northern Province . . 26 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116012528/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/infographics/36078-provincial-council-elections-2013--results-and-preferential-votes-northern-province.html . 16 January 2014 .
  4. News: Division of Ministries of the Northern Provincial Council & Subjects for Councillors. TamilNet. 11 October 2013.
  5. News: NPC members take oath in Jaffna after honouring fallen Tamil Heroes. TamilNet. 11 October 2013.
  6. News: Northern Provincial Council TNA members take oaths . . 11 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014080431/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/latest/38525-northern-provincial-council-tna-members-take-oaths.html . 2013-10-14 .
  7. Web site: Inaugural Session of Northern Provincial Council held at Kaithady. Northern Provincial Council. 25 October 2013.
  8. News: Palakidnar . Ananth . Chandrasiri must go . . 26 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029035145/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/27-45852-news-detail-chandrasiri-must-go.html . 29 October 2013 .
  9. News: New Chairman of NPC. The Island (Sri Lanka). 26 October 2013.
  10. News: NPC Deputy Chairman dies after suffering a suspected heart attack. Ada Derana. 1 October 2016.
  11. News: NPC Deputy Leader Chairman Antony Jeganathan passes away. Tamil Diplomat. 1 October 2016.
  12. News: Madushanka. Romesh. NPC Dy. Chairman dies of heart attack. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 1 October 2016.
  13. News: Dias. Keshala. NPC Deputy Chairman killed in motor accident. News First. 1 October 2016. 2 October 2016. 11 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811183613/http://newsfirst.lk/english/2016/10/npc-deputy-chairman-killed-motor-accident/150268. dead.