Hon.
K. Thurairajasingam
MPC
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Eastern Province
Assumed office
3 March 2015
Member of Parliament
for Batticaloa District
In office
1994–2000
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Batticaloa District
Assumed office
2012
Personal details
Born (1956-07-28) 28 July 1956 (age 67)
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance
Residence(s)Lake Road, Batticaloa
ProfessionLawyer

Krishnapillai Thurairajasingam (born 28 July 1956) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician, provincial minister and former Member of Parliament.

Early life

Thurairajasingam was born on 28 July 1956.[1]

Career

Thurairajasingam is an attorney at law.[2][3]

Thurairajasingam contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to Parliament.[4] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[5] Thurairajasingam and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.[6] During the election campaign Thurairajasingam house was padlocked from the outside in a futile attempt to prevent him submitting the TNA's nominations.[7][8]

Thurairajasingam became the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (ITAK) general secretary in September 2014.[9][10] Following the 2015 presidential election an all party provincial government was formed in the Eastern Province.[11][12][13] Thurairajasingam took his oath as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation in front of Governor Austin Fernando on 3 March 2015.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Directory of Past Members: Thurairasasingham, Krishnapillai". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ Krishnaswamy, P. (16 September 2012). "Post elections assurances: Focus on development". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2015). "Imperative Need to Support Tamil Moderates in the Struggle Against Extremists". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
  7. ^ Kelum Bandara; Kelum Bandara (18 July 2012). "Two TNA candidates withdraw due to threats". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  8. ^ "TNA Batti candidate locked inside house". Ceylon Today. 19 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Mavai replaces Sampanthan as ITAK leader". Tamil Guardian. 6 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Changes In ITAK Top Posts". Asian Mirror. 7 September 2014.
  11. ^ Somarathna, Rasika (5 March 2015). "'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  12. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (17 February 2015). "For The First Time in History, TNA Will Be in Eastern Province' Board of Ministers". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  13. ^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (24 February 2015). "SLMC - TNA marriage in the East". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  14. ^ Panchalingam, Ariram (3 March 2015). "New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in". News First.
  15. ^ "Eastern PC Ministers sworn in". Hiru News. 3 March 2015.
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