Anton Jeyanathan
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affiliationsTamil National Alliance
Anton Jeyanathan | |
|---|---|
அன்ரன் ஜெயநாதன் | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council | |
| In office 25 October 2013 – 1 October 2016 | |
| Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Mullaitivu District | |
| In office 11 October 2013 – 1 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1948 |
| Died | 1 October 2016 (aged 68) Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka |
| Party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Mariyampillai Antony Jeyanathan (Tamil: மரியம்பிள்ளை அன்ரனி ஜெகநாதன்; 11 May 1948 – 1 October 2016) was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and provincial councillor.
Jeyanathan was born on 11 May 1948.[1] He was the son of Mariyampillai and Mary Theresa.[1] He was educated at Mullaitivu Maha Vidyalayam.[1]
Jeyanathan was a teacher and served as a school principal before becoming a director of education.[1]
Jeyanathan contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Mullaitivu District and was elected to the Northern Provincial Council.[2][3] After the election he was appointed to assist the Chief Minister on social services and rehabilitation.[4] He took his oath as provincial councillor in front of Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013.[5][6] He was elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council at its inaugural meeting on 25 October 2013.[7][8][9]
On the morning of 1 October 2016 Jeyanathan was riding a motorbike near Mulliyawalai when he fell off the bike following a suspected heart attack.[1][10] He was taken to Mullaitivu Hospital (Mancholai Base Hospital) but was pronounced dead on arrival.[11][12][13]