Английская Википедия:Arunachalam Mahadeva

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG (Шаблон:Lang-ta; 5 October 1885 – 15 April 1966) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1942-1946) and High Commissioner to India (1948-1949).

Early life and family

Шаблон:See also Mahadeva was born on 5 October 1885 in Matara in southern Ceylon.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn He was the son of P. Arunachalam, a leading civil servant, and Sornambal. He was educated at Royal College, Colombo where he won many prizes including the Turnour Prize.Шаблон:Sfn After school he joined Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating with honours degree in mathematics.Шаблон:Sfn

Mahadeva married Sivakami, daughter of M. Mootatamby, in 1918.Шаблон:Sfn They had a son (Balakumar) and a daughter (Swarnam).Шаблон:Sfn

Career

Mahadeva was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn and on returning to Ceylon qualified as a barrister-at-law.Шаблон:Sfn He joined the Attorney General's Department as a crown counsel.Шаблон:Sfn He also practised law as an advocate at the unofficial bar.Шаблон:Sfn He later served as principal of Parameshwara College, Jaffna, a boys school founded by his paternal uncle P. Ramanathan.

Mahadeva was associated with the Ceylon National Congress (CNC), a political party founded by his father.Шаблон:Sfn He served as one of the CNC's secretaries from 1917 to 1924 and remained a member of the CNC even after his father left in 1921.Шаблон:Sfn Mahadeva contested the 1924 legislative council election as a candidate for the Western Province Tamil seat and was elected to the Legislative Council.Шаблон:Sfn He did not contest the 1931 state council election due to the boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress.Шаблон:Sfn

After leaving the Legislative Council Mahadeva worked as a manager in the State Mortgage Bank.Шаблон:Sfn The boycott ended in 1934 and Mahadeva contested the ensuing by-elections in Jaffna.Шаблон:Sfn He won the election and entered the State Council.Шаблон:Sfn He was re-elected at the 1936 state council election and in 1942 he became Minister of Home Affairs.Шаблон:Sfn

Mahadeva was one of the founding members of the United National Party (UNP) and served as one of its vice-presidents and secretary.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He stood as the UNP candidate for Jaffna at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress leader G. G. Ponnambalam.Шаблон:Sfn Mahadeva was Ceylonese High Commissioner to India from 1948 to 1949.Шаблон:Sfn

Mahadeva was knighted in the 1949 New Year Honours.Шаблон:Sfn He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1955 New Year Honours.Шаблон:Sfn He was a member of the Public Service Commission from 1950 to 1957.Шаблон:Sfn Mahadeva devoted his retirement to cultural and religious affairs.Шаблон:Sfn He was a senior trustee of the Sri Ponnambala Vaneswara Temple at Sea Street in Kochchikade, built by his paternal grandfather A. Ponnambalam and rebuilt by his uncle P. Ramanathan.Шаблон:Sfn He was chief trustee of the Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple at Mutwal, built by his parents.Шаблон:Sfn He was patron of the Colombo Vivekananda Society, the Jaffna Saiva Paripalana Sabai and the Colombo North Hindu Paripalana Sabai.Шаблон:Sfn Mahadeva died on 8 June 1969.Шаблон:Sfn

Electoral history

Electoral history of Arunachalam Mahadeva

Election	Constituency	Party	Votes	Result
1924 legislative council	Western Province Tamil			Elected
1934 state council by	Jaffna			Elected
1936 state council	Jaffna			Elected
1947 parliamentary	Jaffna	UNP	Шаблон:Nts	Not elected

References

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