Vallipuram Nalliah was a Ceylon Tamil teacher, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.

Early life and family

Nalliah's birth date is the subject of some dispute, with some sources giving 9 October 1909, and others 1 July 1909. He trained to be a teacher, and married Thangaratnam, daughter of Muttiah.

Career

Nalliah was principal of the Men's Training School in Attalichenai. He was a member of

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. Nalliah contested the 1943 by-election as a candidate in Trincomalee-Batticaloa and was elected to the

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. Nalliah contested the 1947 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in

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. He won the election and entered Parliament. He joined the United National Party led government and was rewarded by being made Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Local Government. He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election as a UNP candidate. He was briefly Minister of Post and Information in the new government. Nalliah stood for re-election as an independent candidate at the 1956 parliamentary election but was defeated by A. H. Macan Markar. He was also unsuccessful at the March 1960 parliamentary election. He was the

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' candidate in Kalkudah at the 1965 parliamentary election but was again defeated.

References

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