Hon.
Rasamanohari Pulendran
MP
இராசமனோகரி புலேந்திரன்
Minister of State for Education
Member of Parliament
for Vanni District
In office
1989–2000
Personal details
Born(1949-02-07)7 February 1949
Died30 December 2014(2014-12-30) (aged 65)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Political partyUnited National Party

Rasamanohari Pulendran (Tamil: இராசமனோகரி புலேந்திரன்; 7 February 1949 – 30 December 2014) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and state minister.

Early life and family

Pulendran was born 7 February 1949.[1][2] She was the daughter of T. S. Thurairajah, Mayor of Jaffna, and Nageswari.[3] She was educated at Holy Family Convent, Jaffna.[2]

Pulendran married K. T. Pulendran, the United National Party (UNP) organiser for Vavuniya District and a member of Vavuniya Urban Council.[3] They had two daughters (Abirami and Durga).[3] Her husband was assassinated on 19 January 1983, allegedly by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[4]

Career

Pulendran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the UNP's candidates in Vanni District. She was elected and entered Parliament.[5] In March 1990 she was appointed Minister of State for Education.[6] She was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election.[7]

Pulendran was a member of the UNP's executive committee, women's league and Vavuniya District organiser.[2] She was a director of the Mineral Sands Corporation, patron of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress and a committee member of The Young Hindu Women’s Association.[2][3]

Pulendran died on 30 December 2014 at a private hospital in Colombo.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Directory of Members: Pulendran, Rasa Manohari (Mrs.)". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ a b c d de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 267. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Obituaries". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (11 December 2002). "Analyzing the Tamil Victims of LTTE's Power". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009.
  6. ^ de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 215. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Former Deputy Minister Rasamanohari no more". OmLanka. 31 December 2014.
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