T. Ramalingam

Thamodarampillai Ramalingam was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Ramalingam was born on 26 October 1904. He was the son of R. Thamodarampillai, a proctor from Udupiddy in northern Ceylon. He was educated at the Udupiddy American Mission College. After school Ramalingam joined Ceylon University College, graduating in 1926 with a B.Sc. degree.

Career

Ramalingam joined the legal profession, practising as an advocate in northern Ceylon. He then joined the bench, serving as a magistrate.
Ramalingam contested the 1947 [Ceylonese parliamentary election|1947 parliamentary election] as the All [Ceylon Tamil Congress]'s candidate in Point Pedro. He won the election and entered Parliament. The ACTC joined the United National Party led D. S. [Senanayake cabinet|government] on 3 September 1948. Ramalingam was made Deputy Chairman of Committees in 1951. He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election.