Jeevan Thondaman ( ta, ஜீவன் தொண்டமான்; born 9 November 1994) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n politician,

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and

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. Thondaman was born on 9 November 1994. He is the son of Arumugam Thondaman and great-grandson of

Savumiamoorthy Thondaman Savumiamoorthy Thondaman (30 August 1913 – 30 October 1999; also spelled ''Saumyamurthy Thondaman'' or ''Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman'') was a Sri Lankan politician who represented the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka of which he was a member. At the ...

, former leaders of the

Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) ( ta, இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ், translit=Ilaṅkai Toḻilāḷar Kāṅkiras; si, ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය ''Lanka Kamkaru ...

(CWC) and government ministers. He was educated at Gateway Primary School,

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

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and

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. After school he joined

Northumbria University , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = � ...

, graduating in 2017 with a

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degree. Thondaman

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at a

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. He then returned to Sri Lanka to assist his father in his political and trade union work. In December 2017 a court order was issued to arrest him in connection with an assault on a

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supporter at a funeral in

Maskeliya Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka. It is known for its mountains, waterfalls, unique ethnic background and estates. The act ...

. In June 2020, following the death of his father, Thondaman was appointed general-secretary of the CWC. He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

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candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the

Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila� ...

. After the election he was appointed State Minister of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thondaman, Jeevan 1994 births Alumni of Northumbria University Indian Tamil politicians of Sri Lanka Ceylon Workers' Congress politicians Living people Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Hindus Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance politicians State ministers of Sri Lanka