About P. S. Soosaithasan
Lived 1934 – 2017 (aged 83). P. S. Soosaithasan was a Sri Lankan politician.
Pilesiyan Sosai Soosaithasan (; 24 July 1934 – 13 October 2017) was a Sri Lankan Tamil accountant, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life Soosaithasan was born on 24 July 1934. He was from Vankalai in northern Ceylon and was a Catholic.
Career Soosaithasan was an accountant and worked in Ceylon, United Kingdom, Zambia and Canada.
Soosaithasan stood as the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidate in Mannar at the 1977 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament. He served as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.
Later Soosaithasan migrated to Canada where some of his children were living, taking up Canadian citizenship and working as an accountant in the private and public sector.
Soosaithasan died on 13 October 2017 in Sri Lanka.
Electoral history + Electoral history of P. S. SoosaithasanElectionConstituencyPartyVotesResult 1977 parliamentary Mannar TULF Elected 2010 parliamentary Vanni District TNA Not elected
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Who was P. S. Soosaithasan?
Sri Lankan Tamil politician
When was P. S. Soosaithasan born?
P. S. Soosaithasan was born on 24 July 1934.
When did P. S. Soosaithasan die?
P. S. Soosaithasan died on 13 October 2017.
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P. S. Soosaithasan was a politician.
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P. S. Soosaithasan was Sri Lankan.
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