K. S. Kugathasan

Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan (; born 16 October 1953) is a Sri Lankan Tamil social activist, politician and Member of Parliament. A member of the Tamil National Alliance, he has represented Trincomalee District since July 2024.

Early life and family Kugathasan was born on 16 October 1953. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in planning and administration from the University of Colombo and a Master of Arts degree in political sciences from Madurai Kamaraj University.

Kugathasan is married to Padma and has two children. He wrote several text books and training books to encourage the teaching of Tamil in Canada. He has been president of the Trincomalee District Welfare Association since 2018.

Kugathasan has been a member of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi since 1975 and leader of its Trincomalee branch since 2018. He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District but the alliance only won a single seat in the district. He was elected general-secretary of ITAK in January 2024. He was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in July 2024 following the death of TNA leader R. Sampanthan.

Electoral history + Electoral history of K. S. KugathasanElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult 2020 parliamentary Trincomalee District Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil National Alliance Not elected