P. P. Devaraj
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P. P. Devaraj is a Tamil
politician representing Sri Lanka
and whose origin is Indian.
He belongs to the rich trading and landlord community of Vellalas in India
.
Mr.Devaraj was a senior Cabinet Minister holding many important portfolios in the Government of Sri Lanka
.
He served as the president of the Global Organization for People of Indian Origin
(GOPIO) and is the current President of the GOPIO Sri Lanka chapter.
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
politician representing Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and whose origin is Indian.
He belongs to the rich trading and landlord community of Vellalas in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Mr.Devaraj was a senior Cabinet Minister holding many important portfolios in the Government of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
He served as the president of the Global Organization for People of Indian Origin
Global Organization for People of Indian Origin
Global Organization of People of Indian Origin is an international network of people of Indian origin .-History:GOPIO was founded at the First Global Convention of People of Indian Origin in New York in 1989...
(GOPIO) and is the current President of the GOPIO Sri Lanka chapter.
External links
- Human Security of Indian Origin Tamils in Plantation Areas
- 'Unethical conversions' - rights and wrongs
- P. P. Devaraj-Chairman of Global Level Indian Organisation
- Int’l meeting of people of Indian origin begins today in SL
- Int’l meeting of people of Indian origin begins today in SL Indian diaspora should be bridge between ethnic groups