M. Canagaratnam
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament
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Mylvaganam Canagaratnam (15 April 1924 – 20 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
M. Canagaratnam | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Pottuvil | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Succeeded by | Ranganayaki Pathmanathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1924 |
| Died | 20 April 1980 (aged 56) |
| Party | United National Party |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Canagaratnam stood as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate for Pottuvil at the 1977 parliamentary election. He came second and entered Parliament as the second member for Pottuvil.[2] In December 1977, he defected to the United National Party-led government and was rewarded by being appointed District Minister for Batticaloa.[3][4]
Canagaratnam was shot outside his home in Kollupitiya, Colombo on 24 January 1978.[5] The attack was blamed on V. Prabhakaran and Uma Maheswaran of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[4][6] He died of his injuries on 20 April 1980.[3][5]