Jeevan Thondaman
Jeevan Thondaman | |
|---|---|
| ஜீவன் தொண்டமான் | |
| Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
| Majority | 109,155 Preferential Votes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeevan Thondaman 9 November 1994 |
| Political party | Ceylon Workers' Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | Northumbria University |
Jeevan Thondaman (Tamil: ஜீவன் தொண்டமான்; born 9 November 1994) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Thondaman was born on 9 November 1994.[2] He is the son of Arumugam Thondaman and great-grandson of Savumiamoorthy Thondaman.[3] He was educated at Gateway Primary School, Colombo, Lady Andal, Chennai and Chinmaya International Residential School, Coimbatore.[2] After school he joined Northumbria University, graduating in 2017 with a LLB degree.[2][4] He interned at a law firm in London.[2] He then returned to Sri Lanka to assist his father in his political and trade union work.[2]
In June 2020, following the death of his father, Thondaman was appointed general-secretary of the Ceylon Workers' Congress.[5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Jeevan Thondaman". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (18 July 2020). "CWC, Jeevan Thondaman and Nuwara- Eliya Tamils". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Padmasiri, Ranjith (9 August 2020). "Politics runs in their blood". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Ramiah Mohan, Sulochana (6 June 2020). "My father was not a saviour, but a strong leader - Jeevan Thondaman". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Jeevan Thondaman appointed as CWC's General Secretary". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Rajapaksa, Ranjith (17 June 2020). "Jeevan Thondaman appointed as General Secretary of CWC". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (8 August 2020). "An alliance of Malayaha Tamil MPs that stood out". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Mallawaarachchi, Amali (8 August 2020). "Over 60 new MPs elected to House". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
