Vinthan Kanagaratnam
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affiliationsTamil National Alliance
Vinthan Kanagaratnam | |
|---|---|
விந்தன் கனகரத்தினம் | |
| Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Jaffna District | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2013 | |
| Member of Jaffna Municipal Council | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Karthikesu Nadarasa Kanagaratnam (commonly known as Vinthan Kanagaratnam) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and provincial councillor.
Kanagaratnam is treasurer of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization.[1] He contested the 2009 local government election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates and was elected to the Jaffna Municipal Council.[2] He contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District and was elected to the Northern Provincial Council.[3][4] After the election he was appointed to assist the Minister of Fisheries, Transport, Trade and Rural Development on trade and commerce.[5] He took his oath as provincial councillor in front of Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013.[6][7]
