Eswarapatham Saravanapavan ( ta, ஈஸ்வரபாதம் சரவணபவன்; born 15 December 1953) is a
Sri Lankan 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 ...
newspaper publisher, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Saravanapavan was born on 15 December 1953. He was educated at
Jaffna Hindu College
Jaffna Hindu College ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, translit=Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri; si, යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය, translit=Yāpanaya Hindu Vidyāl ...
.
He has a Diploma in Business Administration.
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Career
Saravanapavan is the managing director of the ''Uthayan
''Uthayan'' ( ta, உதயன் Utayaṉ, en, Morning) is a Tamil language Sri Lankan daily newspaper published by New Uthayan Publication (Private) Limited, part of the Uthayan Group of Newspapers. It was founded in 1985 and is published from ...
'' and ''Sudar Oli
''Sudar Oli'' ( ta, சுடர் ஒளி Cuṭar Oḷi) is a Tamil language Sri Lankan daily newspaper published by Mass Media Syndicate (Private) Limited, part of the Uthayan Group of Newspapers. It was founded in 2000 and is published from ...
'' Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
newspapers.
Saravanapavan 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 Lankan ...
's candidates in Jaffna District at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament
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.
Electoral history
References
External links
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1953 births
Alumni of Jaffna Hindu College
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi politicians
Living people
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Hindus
Sri Lankan Tamil businesspeople
Sri Lankan Tamil politicians
Tamil National Alliance politicians