Mylvaganam Mudaliyar Subramaniam (; c. 1870 – 1945) was a

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lawyer, politician and member of the

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and

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Early life and family

Subramaniam was born around 1870. He was the son of Mylvaganam Mudaliyar, a wealthy coconut estate owner from Sambativu near

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in eastern

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. Subramaniam had three sons - Alagrajah, Tharmarajah and Manickarajah.

Career

Subramaniam was a crown

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and a member of the Trincomalee District Local Board. He contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee seat and was elected to the

. Subramaniam contested the 1931 state council election as a candidate for the Trincomalee-Batticaloa seat and was elected to the

. He was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees when the new State Council met in July 1931. Subramaniam died in 1945.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Subramaniam, M. M. 1870s births 1945 deaths Ceylonese proctors Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Local authority councillors of Sri Lanka Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon Members of the 1st State Council of Ceylon People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka People from British Ceylon Sri Lankan Tamil people Sri Lankan lawyers Tamil politicians Year of birth uncertain