S. Natesan

Not to be confused with S. Nadesan.

Hon. Senator
S. Natesan
MSC MP
சு. நடேசன்
Minister of Posts and Information
In office
1952–1956
Preceded byV. Nalliah
Succeeded byC. A. S. Marikkar
Member of the State Council of Ceylon
for Kankesanthurai
In office
1934–1947
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Kankesanthurai
In office
1952–1956
Preceded byS. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Succeeded byS. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Member of the Senate of Ceylon
Personal details
Born(1895-05-21)21 May 1895
Died15 January 1965(1965-01-15) (aged 69)
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicityIndian Tamil

Subaiya Natesan (Tamil: சுப்பையா நடேசன்; also known as Subbaiya Nadesapillai; 21 May 1895 – 15 January 1965) was a Ceylonese politician, Member of State Council, Member of Parliament and senator.

Early life and family

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Natesan was born on 21 May 1895.[1] He was the son of Subaiyapillai from Thanjavur, India.[2]

Natesan married Sivagamasundari, daughter of P. Ramanathan, a leading Ceylon Tamil statesman.[2][3]

Career

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Natesan moved to Ceylon after being invited by P. Ramanathan and in 1924 was appointed principal of Parameshwara College, Jaffna.[2] He was also Ramanathan's private secretary.[2]

Natesan stood as a candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1934 state council by-elections. He won the election and entered State Council.[2][4] He was re-elected at the 1936 state council election.[5] He was one of the founding members of the United National Party (UNP) in 1946.[6][7]

Natesan stood as the UNP's candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1947 parliamentary elections but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[8][9] However, he won the 1952 parliamentary elections and entered Parliament.[9][10][11] He was appointed Minister of Posts and Information in the First Dudley Senanayake cabinet following the resignation of V. Nalliah.[2][12][13][14] He retained his cabinet position, which was renamed Minister of Posts and Broadcasting, when the Kotelawala cabinet was formed in 1953.[15] Natesan resigned from the government on 19 January 1956 and, like many Tamil UNP politicians, left the UNP over its support of the Sinhala Only policy.[15][16][17] He stood for re-election in the constituency at the 1956 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[2][18]

Natesan later joined the ACTC, became its president and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon.[2] He was a member of the University College Council and Ceylon University Court.[2] He was appointed to the National Education Commission in 1961.[19] He was a Tamil scholar and historian - his works included The Northern Kingdom and Glimpses of the Early History of Jaffna.[2] He was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree by the University of Ceylon for his contribution to Tamil literature.[2] He died on 15 January 1965.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "கலாநிதி சு.நடேசபிள்ளை அவர்கள்". மில்க்வைற் செய்தி: 9. 1981.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 118.
  3. ^ Kanagisvaran, Kanaganayagam (13 January 2008). "Reverting to the ideals of our forefathers". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ Dissanayake, T. D. S. A. "Chapter 1: Was early universal franchise a disaster?". War or Peace... Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  5. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers – A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Two political parties are formed". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2007.
  7. ^ "'Devolution of powers - a necessary pre-condition for solution to ethnic issue'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 6 September 2006.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b Vivekananthan, C. V. (27 April 2004). "27th death anniversary of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  11. ^ Kodituwakku, Karunasena (21 June 2006). "Dudley Senanayake: Gentleman-politician and gentle leader". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  12. ^ Ceylon Year Book 1951. Department of Census & Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 27–28.
  13. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ Vivekananthan, C. V. (6 January 2014). "The Cabinet and Sri Lankan Tamils". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  15. ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "The early cracks". The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2005.
  17. ^ Markar, Imthiaz Bakeer (13 April 2008). "35th Death Anniversary today: Dudley Senanayake - the all-time gentleman". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
  18. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  19. ^ Mettananda, D. S. (12 February 2011). "Prof J E Jayasuriya: Educationist par excellence". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
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