S. Thandayuthapani Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
S. Thandayuthapani
Native Name:சி. தண்டாயுதபாணி
Native Name Lang:ta
Honorific-Suffix:MPC
Office1:Minister of Education, Eastern Province
Term Start1:3 March 2015
Office2:Leader of the Opposition, Eastern Provincial Council
Term Start2:28 September 2012
Term End2:3 March 2015
Office3:Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District
Term Start3:2012
Birth Date:7 August 1950
Party:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Otherparty:Tamil National Alliance
Alma Mater:R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam
Profession:Teacher
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Sri Lankan Tamil

Singaravelu Thandayuthapani (Tamil: சிங்காரவேலு தண்டாயுதபாணி; born 7 August 1950) is a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, civil servant, politician and provincial minister.

Early life

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
  2. News: Gurunathan. US Ambassador declares open schools rebuilt by USAID. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 15 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Preferences. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429044507/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ele_2012/Candidates/Trinco_FREV.pdf. dead. 2014-04-29. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  4. News: Satyapalan. Franklin R.. Inaugural session of Eastern PC tomorrow. Sunday Island (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
  5. News: Somarathna. Rasika. 'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 5 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123328/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local%2Fepc-power-sharing-similar-experimental-unity-govt. 2 April 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. News: Thambiah. Mirudhula. SLMC - TNA marriage in the East. Ceylon Today. 24 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227103624/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/89-85616-news-detail-slmc-tna-marriage-in-the-east.html. 27 February 2015.
  8. News: Panchalingam. Ariram. New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in. News First. 3 March 2015.
  9. News: Eastern PC Ministers sworn in. Hiru News. 3 March 2015.

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