M. M. Subramaniam

In this Tamil name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mylvaganam Mudaliyar is a patronym, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Subramaniam.

Mylvaganam Mudaliyar Subramaniam (Tamil: மயில்வாகனம் முதலியார் சுப்பிரமணியம், romanized: Mayilvākaṉam Mutaliyār Cuppiramaṇiyam; c. 1870 – 1945) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and State Council of Ceylon.

Honourable M. M. Subramaniam MLC MSC
ம. மு. சுப்பிரமணியம்
Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee
In office 1924–1930
Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa
In office 1931–1936
Succeeded by	E. R. Tambimuttu
Personal details
Born	c. 1870
Died	1945
Profession	Lawyer
Ethnicity	Ceylon Tamil

Early life and family

Subramaniam was born around 1870.^[1] He was the son of Mylvaganam Mudaliyar, a wealthy coconut estate owner from Sambativu near Trincomalee in eastern Ceylon.^[1]

Subramaniam had three sons - Alagrajah, Tharmarajah and Manickarajah.^[1]

Career

Subramaniam was a crown proctor and a member of the Trincomalee District Local Board.^[1] He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee seat and was elected to the Legislative Council of Ceylon.^[1][2][3] Subramaniam contested the 1931 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.^[1][4] He was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees when the new State Council met in July 1931.^[5]

Subramaniam died in 1945.^[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of M. M. Subramaniam

Election	Constituency	Party	Votes	Result
1924 legislative council	Trincomalee			Elected
1931 state council	Trincomalee-Batticaloa			Elected