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E. R. Tambimuttu
Ceylon Tamil lawyer and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emmanuel Rasanayagam Tambimuttu (Tamil: இம்மானுவேல் ராசநாயகம் தம்பிமுத்து, romanized: Im'māṉuvēl Rācanāyakam Tampimuttu; born c1890) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.
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Early life and family
Tambimuttu was born around 1890.[1] His ancestors were originally from Nallur but later settled in Batticaloa in eastern eastern Ceylon.[1]
Career
Tambimuttu was an advocate.[1] He contested the 1921 legislative council election as a candidate for the Eastern Province seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon unopposed.[1][2] Tambimuttu contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Batticaloa seat and was re-elected to the Legislative Council.[1][2][3][4]
Tambimuttu did not contest the 1931 state council election due to the boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress.[5] He contested the 1936 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[1][6] In June 1943 he was found guilty by the Bribery Commission of accepting bribes but as he refused to resign he was expelled from the State Council.[6]
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Electoral history
References
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