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T. Ahambaram

T. Ahambaram
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Mutur
In office
1960–1962
Preceded byM. E. H. Mohamed Ali
Succeeded byM. E. H. Mohamed Ali
Personal details
Born(1913-10-12)12 October 1913
DiedMarch 22, 1961(1961-03-22) (aged 47)
Muttur, Trincomalee District, Ceylon
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
EthnicityCeylon 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]

References

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  1. ^ "மூதூர் எம்.பி. திடீர் மரணம்" (PDF) (in Tamil). Jaffna: Eelanadu. 23 March 1961.
  2. ^ "Ahambaram, Thambiah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ Sabaratnam, T (1996). The Murder of a Moderate: Political biography of Appapillai Amirthalingam. Dehiwela: Nivetha Publishers. p. 124.
  6. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (15 July 1997). ""Golden Lord" A Thangathurai: An Eastern Man for All Seasons!" (PDF). Tamil Times. XVI (7): 15–21. ISSN 0266-4488.
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