Kalimuthu Rajalingam (3 December 1909 – 9 March 1985) was a Ceylonese politician, trade unionist and Tamil activist.[1][2]
Rajalingam was elected to parliament at the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, representing the Ceylon Indian Congress, as the member for the Nawalapitiya electorate.[3] He was one of seven Ceylon India Congress candidates who were elected to that first parliament.[4]
References
- ^ "Hon. Rajalingam, Kalimuthu, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Peebles, Patrick (2015). Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 157. ISBN 9781442255852.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ de Silva, Lakshmi (2 June 2009). "Indian Tamils and Prabakaran's Eelam: Seeking Tamil Nadu's refuge after its betrayal". Daily News. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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