Karuppiah Kumaravelu (born 3 September 1921) was a Ceylonese politician. Kumaravelu was elected at the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, representing the

Ceylon India Congress Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in the Kotagala electorate, securing 53.5% of the total vote, 3,543 votes ahead of his nearest rival. Kumaravelu, the nephew of

Savumiamoorthy Thondaman Savumiamoorthy Thondaman (30 August 1913 – 30 October 1999; also spelled ''Saumyamurthy Thondaman'' or ''Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman'') was a Sri Lankan politician who represented the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka of which he was a member. At the ...

, a founding member of the

, was one of seven CIC members elected to parliament in 1947. In 1948 the

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. ...

passed the

Ceylon Citizenship Act The Ceylon Citizenship Act No. 18 of 1948 was a controversial law passed by the Ceylon Parliament which did not grant citizenship to Indian Tamils, who were 11% of the population. Background During the 19th and early 20th centuries the British ...

and subsequently in 1949 passed the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Amendment Act No.48, whereby Indian citizens were unable to contest for parliamentary seats or vote; as a result Kumaravelu was unable to contest his seat at the next parliamentary elections.Ethnic Conflict of Sri Lanka: Time Line - From Independence to 1999
, International Centre for Ethnic Studies

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1921 births Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon Ceylon Workers' Congress politicians United National Party politicians Date of death missing Tamil politicians Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka {{CentralLK-politician-stub