S. Nadarajah
Member of the Senate of Ceylon
In office
1965–1971
Chairman, Jaffna District Development Council
In office
1981–1983
Personal details
Died(1988-02-12)12 February 1988
Political partyAll Ceylon Tamil Congress
Other political
affiliations		Tamil United Liberation Front
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

Subramaniam Nadarajah (died in 1988) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Senate of Ceylon.

Known as "Pottar" Nadarajah, he was one of the pioneers of All Ceylon Tamil Congress.[1] He was one of the organisers of the 1961 satyagraha led by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party).[2] He was a member of the Senate of Ceylon from 1965 to 1971.[1]

In 1981 Nadarajah became the first and only chairman of the Jaffna District Development Council.[3][4] He resigned in 1983, stating that he didn't even have the power to "purchase table and chairs" for the council.[5][6]

Nadarajah was shot dead on 12 February 1988, aged 72.[1] It's alleged that he was assassinated by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for associating with the Indian Peace Keeping Force.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ex-Senator Killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (4): 4. March 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
  2. ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2011). "Satyagraha receives "Baptism of fire" on first day". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Vivekananthan, C. V. (25 April 2010). "Sir Pon. Ramanathan was the foster parent of the Sinhalese: Will there ever be a Sinhala Leader a foster parent of the Tamils?". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  4. ↑ Sivathasan, S. (5 May 2013). "Jaffna Development Council Election 1981". The Sunday Leader.
  5. ↑ Vivekananthan, C. V. (9 February 2003). "Was it the Sinhala leaders who pushed Tamils to call for Eelam". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  6. ↑ Nesiah, Devanesan (6 October 2003). "Towards healing and reconciliation". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.


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