Gnanamuttu Krishnapillai (alias Vellimalai) is a
Sri Lankan Tamil politician, provincial councillor and former Member of
Sri Lankan Parliament.
Krishnapillai contested the
2001 parliamentary election as one of the
Tamil National Alliance
The Tamil National Alliance ( ta, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: ''tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu''; TNA) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lan ...
's candidates in
Batticaloa District
Batticaloa District ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam''; si, මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්රික්කය ''maḍakalapūva distrikkaya'') is one of the 25 dist ...
and was elected to
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. Th ...
. He contested the
2012 provincial council election as one of the TNA's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to the
Eastern Provincial Council
The Eastern Provincial Council (EPC ta, கிழக்கு மாகாண சபை ''Kiḻakku Mākāṇa Capai''; si, නැගෙනහිර පළාත් සභාව “Nagenahira Palat Sabava”; EPC) is the provincial council for ...
(EPC). A few days after the election some TNA councillors including Krishnapillai were threatened and coerced into joining the
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக ...
but none of them gave in to the threats. Krishnapillai and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament
R. Sampanthan.
References
All Ceylon Tamil Congress politicians
Living people
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the Eastern Provincial Council
People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Tamil politicians
Tamil National Alliance politicians
Tamil United Liberation Front politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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