T. Thirunavukarasu

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Honourable
T. Thirunavukarasu
MP
தா. திருநாவுக்கரசு
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Vaddukoddai
In office
1977–1982
Preceded by A. Thiagarajah
Succeeded by Neelan Tiruchelvam
Personal details
Born (1933-09-01)1 September 1933
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Political party All Ceylon Tamil Congress
Other political
affiliations
Tamil United Liberation Front

Thamodarampillai Thirunavukarasu (Tamil: தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை திருநாவுக்கரசு; 1 September 1933 – 1 August 1982) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Thirunavukarasu was born on 1 September 1933.[1] He was from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon.[2]

Career

Thirunavukarasu stood as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1970 parliamentary election but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[3]

On 14 May 1972 the ACTC, ITAK, Ceylon Workers' Congress, Eelath Thamilar Otrumai Munnani and All Ceylon Tamil Conference formed the Tamil United Front, later renamed Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF).[4][5][6][7] Thirunavukarasu became the TUF's joint treasurer.[2] Thirunavukarasu contested the 1977 parliamentary election as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate in Vaddukoddai. He won the election and entered Parliament.[8]

Thirunavukarasu died of a heart attack on 1 August 1982.[2][9]

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