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V. Edirmannasingham

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V. Edirmannasingham
Unofficial Member (Tamil),
Legislative Council of Ceylon
Preceded bySimon Casie Chetty
Personal details
EthnicityCeylon Tamil

Visuvasingam Edirmannasingham was a Ceylon Tamil member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.

Edirmannasingham was the son of Manapillai Visuvasingam from Inuvil in northern Ceylon.[1] He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon in 1846 as the unofficial member representing Tamils, replacing Simon Casie Chetty.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 51.