Aiyathurai Varnakulasingham Kulasingham (11 October 1890 – 16 January 1978) was a

Ceylon Tamil Sri Lankan Tamils ( or ), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, live in significant numbers in the Eastern Pro ...

lawyer, politician, journalist and editor of the ''

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'' and ''Hindu Organ''.

Early life and family

Kulasingham was born on 11 October 1890. He was educated at

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. Kulasingham married Rasammah, daughter of Thambu, in 1910. They had three sons (Rudrasingam, Karalasingam and Jeganathan) and five daughters (Manonmani, Annapillai, Thilagam, Pathmaranee and Jeyamani).

Career

Kulasingham got involved in journalism whilst still a student, contributing articles to the ''Morning Star'' and ''

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''. He was later editor of the ''

'' (1925) and ''Hindu Organ'', and special correspondent to the ''

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''. Kulasingham was also an advocate and practised law for more than 50 years. He was also a crown advocate. Kulasingham was a founding member of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) in 1944 and served as joint secretary. He contested the 1947 parliamentary election in

Kayts Kayts ( ta, ஊர்காவற்துறை, translit=Ūrkāvaṟtuṟai'','' ), is one of the important villages in Velanai Island which is a small island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are number of othe ...

as the ACTC candidate but was defeated by

Alfred Thambiayah Alfred Leo Saverimuthu Thambiayah ( ta, அல்பிரட் லியோ சவரிமுத்து தம்பிஐயா; (November 10, 1903 - October 1, 2009) was a Ceylon Tamil businessman, centenarian, politician and Member of Pa ...

by just 322 votes.

Death

Kulasingham died on 16 January 1978.

References

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