Arumugam Thondaman
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Savumiamoorthy Arumugan Ramanathan Thondaman (born 29 May 1964 ) (known as Arumugan Thondaman), MP
is the current Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development and the grandson of Prominent Unionist Saumyamoorthi Thondaman
in Sri Lanka. He is the leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress
, a Member of Parliament
representing the Nuwara Eliya District
and is an advocate for the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka.
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
is the current Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development and the grandson of Prominent Unionist Saumyamoorthi Thondaman
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman also spelled Saumyamurthy Thondaman. is a Sri Lankan politician who represented the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka of which he was a member...
in Sri Lanka. He is the leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress
Ceylon Workers' Congress
The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :...
, a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
representing the Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya Electoral District
Nuwara Eliya electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Nuwara Eliya in the Central province...
and is an advocate for the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka.