C. Rajadurai
Honourable C. Rajadurai MP MMC JP,UM |
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செ. இராசதுரை | |
Minister of Regional Development | |
Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs | |
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Batticaloa |
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In office 1956–1989 |
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Preceded by | R. B. Kadramer |
1st Mayor of Batticaloa | |
In office 1967–1968 |
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Succeeded by | J. L. Tissaveerasinghe |
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia | |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 July 1927 |
Political party | United National Party |
Chelliah Rajadurai (Tamil: செல்லையா இராசதுரை; born 27 July 1927) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former government minister, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Batticaloa.
Rajadurai was born on 27 July 1927.[1] Rajadurai was a journalist and a member of the editorial staff of the Sutantiran weekly newspaper.[2]
Rajadurai stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) candidate for Batticaloa at the 1956 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[3] He was re-elected at the March 1960, July 1960, 1965 and 1970 parliamentary elections.[4][5][6][7] He was the Tamil United Liberation Front candidate in Batticaloa at the 1977 parliamentary election and was re-elected.[8] In March 1979 he defected to the United National Party led government and was rewarded by being appointed Minister of Regional Development and Hindu Cultural Affairs.[9][10][11] He was later appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12]
Rajadurai became the first Mayor of Batticaloa in 1967.[13] He was unseated the next year.[13]
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