K. Thurairajasingam Explained
Krishnapillai Thurairajasingam (born 28 July 1956) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician, provincial minister and former Member of Parliament.
Early life
Thurairajasingam was born on 28 July 1956.[1]
Career
Thurairajasingam is an attorney at law.[2] [3]
Thurairajasingam contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to Parliament.[4] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[5] Thurairajasingam 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.[6] During the election campaign Thurairajasingam house was padlocked from the outside in a futile attempt to prevent him submitting the TNA's nominations.[7] [8]
Thurairajasingam became the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (ITAK) general secretary in September 2014.[9] [10] Following the 2015 presidential election an all party provincial government was formed in the Eastern Province.[11] [12] [13] Thurairajasingam took his oath as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation in front of Governor Austin Fernando on 3 March 2015.[14] [15]
Notes and References
- Web site: Directory of Past Members: Thurairasasingham, Krishnapillai. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- News: Krishnaswamy. P.. Post elections assurances: Focus on development. Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 16 September 2012. 30 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922041219/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2012/09/16/pol07.asp. 22 September 2012. live.
- News: Jeyaraj. D. B. S.. Imperative Need to Support Tamil Moderates in the Struggle Against Extremists. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 7 March 2015.
- Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006015411/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1994%20GENERAL%20ELECTION-SM01.PDF . 2010-10-06 .
- Web site: Preferences . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080234/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Batticaloa%20preference.pdf . dead . 2014-04-29 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
- News: Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
- News: Two TNA candidates withdraw due to threats. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 18 July 2012. Kelum Bandara. Kelum Bandara.
- News: TNA Batti candidate locked inside house. Ceylon Today. 19 July 2012.
- News: Mavai replaces Sampanthan as ITAK leader. Tamil Guardian. 6 September 2014.
- News: Changes In ITAK Top Posts. Asian Mirror. 7 September 2014.
- News: Somarathna. Rasika. 'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 5 March 2015. 2018-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123328/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local%2Fepc-power-sharing-similar-experimental-unity-govt. 2015-04-02. dead.
- News: Balachandran. P. K.. For The First Time in History, TNA Will Be in Eastern Province’ Board of Ministers. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104840/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/For-The-First-Time-in-History-TNA-Will-Be-in-Eastern-Province%E2%80%99-Board-of-Ministers/2015/02/17/article2673341.ece. dead. 2 April 2015. The New Indian Express. 17 February 2015.
- News: Thambiah. Mirudhula. SLMC - TNA marriage in the East. Ceylon Today. 24 February 2015. 2015-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227103624/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/89-85616-news-detail-slmc-tna-marriage-in-the-east.html. 2015-02-27. dead.
- News: Panchalingam. Ariram. New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in. News First. 3 March 2015.
- News: Eastern PC Ministers sworn in. Hiru News. 3 March 2015.
