| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
| T. Ramalingam | |
| Native Name: | தா. இராமலிங்கம் |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Constituency Mp1: | Point Pedro |
| Parliament1: | Ceylonese |
| Term Start1: | 1947 |
| Term End1: | 1956 |
| Successor1: | P. Kandiah |
| Office2: | Deputy Chairman of Committees |
| Term Start2: | 15 February 1951 |
| Term End2: | 8 April 1952 |
| Predecessor2: | H. S. Ismail |
| Successor2: | M. W. R. de Silva |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1904 |
| Party: | All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
| Alma Mater: | Ceylon University College |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Blank1: | Ethnicity |
| Data1: | Ceylon Tamil |
Thamodarampillai Ramalingam (Tamil: தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை இராமலிங்கம்; born 26 October 1904) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Ramalingam was born on 26 October 1904.[1] He was the son of R. Thamodarampillai, a proctor from Udupiddy in northern Ceylon.[2] He was educated at the Udupiddy American Mission College.[3] After school Ramalingam joined Ceylon University College, graduating in 1926 with a B.Sc. degree.[2] [4]
Ramalingam joined the legal profession, practising as an advocate in northern Ceylon.[2] [5] He then joined the bench, serving as a magistrate.[2]
Ramalingam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate in Point Pedro. He won the election and entered Parliament.[6] The ACTC joined the United National Party led government on 3 September 1948.[2] [7] Ramalingam was made Deputy Chairman of Committees in 1951.[8] He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election.[9]
. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. 1997. 158. S. Arumugam.