Thambaiyah Mudaliyar Sabaratnam (Tamil: தம்பையா முதலியார் சபாரத்தினம், romanized: Tampaiyā Mutaliyār Capārattiṉam; died 1970) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
T. M. Sabaratnam | |
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த. மு. சபாரத்தினம் | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Northern Province East | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1970 |
| Political party | All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
| Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Early life and family
Sabaratnam was born in the late 1880s.[1] He was the son of Mudaliyar Thambaiyah from Mullaitivu in north-eastern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[1] and then at Royal College Colombo 07
Sabaratnam married Vathiri.[1] They had a son and daughter.[1]
Career
Sabaratnam studied law at Ceylon Law College and became a proctor of the Supreme Court, practising law in Jaffna.[1][2] He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Northern Province East (Mullaitivu-Vavuniya-Vadamarachchi) seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.[1][3][4]
Sabaratnam stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate for Vavuniya at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate C. Suntharalingam.[5] He was defeated by Suntharalingam at the 1956 parliamentary election as well.[6]
Sabaratnam was a member of the Board of Management of the Ramakrishna Mission Ceylonese branch.[7] He died in 1970.[1]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 legislative council | Northern Province East | - | Elected | |
| 1947 parliamentary[5] | Vavuniya | ACTC | 2,018 | Not elected |
| 1952 parliamentary[6] | Vavuniya | ACTC | 1,398 | Not elected |