T. Ahambaram Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
T. Ahambaram
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Mutur
Parliament:Ceylonese
Term Start1:1960
Term End1:1962
Predecessor1:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
Successor1:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
Birth Date:12 October 1913
Death Place:Muttur, Trincomalee District, Ceylon
Party:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Ceylon Tamil

Thambiah Ahambaram (also spelled Ehambaram) (12 October 1913 – 22 March 1961)[1] was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

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] Ahambaram died in office as a result of receiving blows to the head and chest from the police at a Satyagraha protest.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: மூதூர் எம்.பி. திடீர் மரணம் . . Eelanadu . 23 March 1961 . Tamil .
  2. Web site: Ahambaram, Thambiah. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-07-12.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24.
  5. Book: Sabaratnam, T . 1996 . The Murder of a Moderate: Political biography of Appapillai Amirthalingam. Dehiwela . Nivetha Publishers . 124 .
  6. Jeyaraj. D. B. S.. "Golden Lord" A Thangathurai: An Eastern Man for All Seasons!. Tamil Times. 15 July 1997. XVI. 7. 15–21. 0266-4488.