Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai

Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai (20 March 1939 – 19 September 2025) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician who served as a Member of Parliament from the Batticaloa District.^[1]

Hon. Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai
Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District
In office 2004–2010
Personal details
Born	(1939-03-20)20 March 1939
Died	19 September 2025(2025-09-19) (aged 86)
Political party	Tamil National Alliance
Occupation	Government officer

In 2004, Kanagasabai was selected by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a parliamentary candidate for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).^[2] Kanagasabai represented the Batticaloa electoral district for the TNA in the Parliament of Sri Lanka from April 2004 to February 2010.

Kanagasabai declined re-nomination for the 2010 parliamentary election.^[3] He died on 19 September 2025, at the age of 86.^[4]