Sam Kadirgamar
Sam J. C. Kadirgamar Jr., QC was an eminent Sri Lankan lawyer.[1]
Kadiragamar came from a Tamil Protestant Vellala family with deep roots in Jaffna, his father was Samuel J.C.Kadirgamar Sr, JP, UM a Proctor, who was the President of the Colombo Proctor's Association and the founder President of the Law Society of Ceylon. He was the oldest in a family of five brothers. His brothers where Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar, former Captain of the Royal Ceylon Navy; Major Selvanathan "Bai" Kadirgamar of the Ceylon Army, Thirumalan "Mana" Kadirgamar, and the youngest Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC former Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Educated at Royal College Colombo, where he played rugby in the annual Bradby Shield Encounter and at Ceylon Law College.
He gained prominence as a lawyer being appointed as a Queen's Counsel and was part of the defense team of the accused of the coup d'étata was attempted in 1962.
He was a member of the Ceylon Rifle Association.
References
- ^ "ETF bid adds salt to the soup". Sundaytimes.lk. 1996-11-17. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Reference to the late Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar at the Ceremonial Sitting of the Supreme Court Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine