N. R. Rajavarothiam

Navaratnasingam Ratnavarothiam Rajavarothiam (8 October 1908 – 27 August 1963), commonly known as N. R. Rajavarothiam, was a Ceylon Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Hon. N. R. Rajavarothiam
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Trincomalee
In office 1952–1963
Preceded by	S. Sivapalan
Succeeded by	S. M. Manickarajah
Personal details
Born	(1908-10-08)8 October 1908
Died	27 August 1963(1963-08-27) (aged 54)
Political party	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Alma mater	St. Joseph's College Ananda College Ceylon University College
Ethnicity	Ceylon Tamil

Early life

Rajavarothiam was the son of Navaratnasingam, from Trincomalee in eastern British Ceylon. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee and Ananda College, Colombo. He later entered Ceylon University College. He was the chief trustee of Muttucumarswamy Temple.

Rajavarothiam married Sivayohanayaki. They had two sons.

Political career

Rajavarothiam joined the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and became an active member of the party. He became vice president of the party. He was ITAK's candidate for Trincomalee at the 1952 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament,^[1] where he was one of only two ITAK MPs. He was re-elected at the 1956, March 1960 and July 1960 parliamentary elections.^[2][3][4]