Kathirgamathamby Thurairetnasingam ( ta, கதிர்காமத்தம்பி துரைரத்தினசிங்கம்; 4 January 1941 – 17 May 2021) was a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Thurairetnasingam was born on 4 January 1941.

Career

Thurairetnasingam was a Divisional Director of Education. Thurairetnasingam was 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 (TNA) candidates in

Trincomalee District Trincomalee District ( ta, திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் ''Tirukōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam;'' si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''Trikuṇāmalaya distrikkaya'') is one ...

at the 2001 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates. However, in June 2002 he entered

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when he was appointed a

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for the TNA, replacing M. Sivasithamparam who had died on 5 June 2002. He was one of the TNA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2004 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament. Thurairetnasingam did not contest the 2010 parliamentary election for personal reasons. Thurairetnasingam was one of the TNA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates. However, after the election he was appointed a TNA National List MP in Parliament.

Death

Thurairetnasingam died from

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on 17 May 2021, aged 80.

Electoral history

References

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