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    Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, CMG, KC (Tamil: பொன்னம்பலம் இராமநாதன், romanized: Poṉṉampalam Irāmanātaṉ; 16 April 1851 – 26 November 1930) was a Ceylon lawyer...
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    Kandy Kingdom. The family have also made noteworthy contributions. Ponnambalam Ramanathan founded the Parameshwara College, which was later used by Sri Lankan...
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  • politician Ponnambalam Ramanathan (1851–1930), Ceylonese politician Ponnambalam Selvarasa (born 1946), Sri Lankan politician Satchi Ponnambalam (1935–1999)...
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  • vocalist N. Ramanathan (born 1946), Indian musician and academic Pathmanathan Ramanathan (1932–2006), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge Ponnambalam Ramanathan (1851–1930)...
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  • Ramanathan (née R. L. Harrison in 1870) was the Australia-born wife of Ponnambalam Ramanathan of the Ponnambalam-Coomaraswamy family. Lady Ramanathan...
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  • Ponnambalam Mudliyar (father of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan) and S. Edirimanasingham, Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate (grand uncle of Sir Ponnambalam...
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  • (Rural) (1) George E. de Silva Northern Province (Northern) (1) Ponnambalam Ramanathan Northern Province (Southern) (1) A. Canagaratnam Northern Province...
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    Eelam in northeast Sri Lanka. Since 1888, under the initiative of Ponnambalam Ramanathan, the Sri Lankan Tamils launched a campaign to classify Tamil-speaking...
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    Ceylon. The two primary contests were Ponnambalam Ramanathan and Marcus Fernando. Strongly supporting Ramanathan, Kannangara was elected Honorary Secretary...
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  • stratification, especially in the Sinhalese and Indian Tamil communities. Ponnambalam Ramanathan, under British Ceylon, opposed extending voting rights to the people...
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  • commit suicide by swallowing cyanide Ponnambalam Ramanathan, leader in the Sri Lankan independence movement Ponnambalam Arunachalam, leader in the Sri Lankan...
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  • January 1844. They had three sons (P. Coomaraswamy, P. Ramanathan and P. Arunchalam). Ponnambalam worked as a volunteer at the Colonial Secretary's office...
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    which represented the Sri Lankan Tamils, including its leader G.G. Ponnambalam. This was followed by the Indian and Pakistani Residents (Citizenship)...
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  • People's Revolutionary Liberation Front and Member of Parliament Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan - pre-independence politician and political leader of the Sri Lankan...
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    Dharmapala, E. W. Perera, Sir James Peiris, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan and C. A. Hewavitharne, were educated at the Colombo...
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  • Fredrick Richard Senanayake Henry Pedris James Peiris Ponnambalam Arunachalam Ponnambalam Ramanathan Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah A. Ekanayake Gunasinha Arthur...
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  • Nannithamby, father-in-law of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan and Mudaliyar Namasivayam, father-in-law of Ponnambalam Arunachalam. Other prominent personages...
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    franchise was anathema to most of the political leaders of that era. Ponnambalam Ramanathan, a highly respected leader, opposed universal franchise as he felt...
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    Mudaliyar A. Ponnambalam, a leading government functionary, and Sellachi Ammai. He was the brother of P. Coomaraswamy and P. Ramanathan. Arunachalam was...
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  • ward and held the post till his death. He was instrumental in Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan winning the election for the seat of educated Ceylonese in the Legislative...
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  • A. Ponnambalam (1814–1887), Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate P. Coomaraswamy (1849–1906), Member of Legislative Council Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan KCMG...
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  • Rajendra, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Ramanathan Rajendra, a granddaughter of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan in 1941. Anandam Rajendra inherited substantial...
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    and assets held. One of the four elected non-official members was Ponnambalam Ramanathan. The financial committee was also established to control the revenue...
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  • December 1849. He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar A. Ponnambalam. He was the brother of P. Ramanathan and P. Arunchalam. Coomaraswamy was educated at Colombo...
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  • Inner Temple. In 1903 he was sworn in as a King's Counsel with Ponnambalam Ramanathan and Thomas De Sampayo, the first "silks" of the Bar of Ceylon. In...
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    initiated and drafted a secret memorandum with the support of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan and E. W. Perera braved mine and submarine-infested seas (as well...
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  • Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (d. 1919) 1851 – Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri...
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    lankalibrary.com. Vythilingam, M. (1971). The life of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan. Vol. 1. Ramanathan Commemoration Society. p. 58. Jayawardena, Kumari (2000)...
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  • the Ceylon University Association in 1906 under the guidance of Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir James Peiris and Sir Marcus Fernando. Its request for...
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  • East – T M Sabaratnam. Northern Province North (Valikamam North) – Ponnambalam Ramanathan. Northern Province South – Arumugam Canagaratnam. Northern Province...
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