About K. V. Nadarajah
Lived 1905 – 2000. K. V. Nadarajah was a Sri Lankan politician.
Kanthapillai Velupillai Nadarajah (6 July 1905 – October 2000) was a leading Ceylon Tamil lawyer and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family Nadarajah was born on 6 July 1905. He was one of the four sons of Kalladi Velupillai (Kalladi Velan), a prominent poet, and Atchikuddy.
Nadarajah was president of the Badulla Saiva Paripalana Sangam and managing trustee of the Kathir-velauthar Swami Temple in Badulla. He was the founder of first Tamil school in Uva and served as the manager of Badualla Saraswathi Minor and Maha Vidayalam for 30 years.
Later life Nadarajah's family home in Pingarawa was burnt to the ground during the Black July anti-Tamil riots of 1983. Nadarajah fled to Colombo with assistance of J. C. T. Kotelawala, the former MP for Badulla.
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Who was K. V. Nadarajah?
Ceylon Tamil lawyer
When was K. V. Nadarajah born?
K. V. Nadarajah was born on 6 July 1905.
When did K. V. Nadarajah die?
K. V. Nadarajah died in 2000.
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K. V. Nadarajah was a politician.
What nationality was K. V. Nadarajah?
K. V. Nadarajah was Sri Lankan.
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