Kanagasabai Pathmanathan was a
Sri Lankan Tamil
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politician and
Member of Parliament
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.
Pathmanathan 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
Ampara District
Ampara District ( ta, அம்பாறை மாவட்டம், translit=Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; si, අම්පාර දිස්ත්රික්කය, translit=Ampāra Distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the s ...
at the
2004 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered
Parliament
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.
Pathmanathan died on 21 May 2009 after a brief illness.
References
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1948 births
2009 deaths
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Hindus
Tamil politicians
Tamil National Alliance politicians