Biography.guide
Home › People › Politician › T. Thirunavukarasu
Portrait of T. Thirunavukarasu

T. Thirunavukarasu

1933 – 1982

Sri Lankan politician

Politician
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About T. Thirunavukarasu

Lived 1933 – 1982 (aged 48). T. Thirunavukarasu was a Sri Lankan politician.

Thamodarampillai Thirunavukarasu (; 1 September 1933 – 1 August 1982) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life Thirunavukarasu was born on 1 September 1933. He was from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon.

Political career At the 1970 parliamentary election, Thirunavukarasu was the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidate in Kankesanthurai, but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.

On 14 May 1972 the ACTC, ITAK, Ceylon Workers' Congress, Eelath Thamilar Otrumai Munnani and All Ceylon Tamil Conference formed the Tamil United Front, later renamed Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). Thirunavukarasu became the TUF's joint treasurer.

Thirunavukarasu died of a heart attack on 1 August 1982.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1 September 1933
Birth century
20th century
Died
1 August 1982
Occupation
Politician
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Positions held
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Also known as
Thamodarampillai Thirunavukarasu

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped T. Thirunavukarasu's

Portrait of Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 – 1986
Biochemist
 Portrait of Gaston Julia
Gaston Julia
1893 – 1978
Mathematician
 Portrait of Louise Weiss
Louise Weiss
1893 – 1983
Journalist
 Portrait of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 – 1972
Economist
 Portrait of Einar Hille
Einar Hille
1894 – 1980
Mathematician
 Portrait of Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
1895 – 1973
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was T. Thirunavukarasu?

Sri Lankan politician

When was T. Thirunavukarasu born?

T. Thirunavukarasu was born on 1 September 1933.

When did T. Thirunavukarasu die?

T. Thirunavukarasu died on 1 August 1982.

What was T. Thirunavukarasu's occupation?

T. Thirunavukarasu was a politician.

What nationality was T. Thirunavukarasu?

T. Thirunavukarasu was Sri Lankan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: T. Thirunavukarasu

· Wikidata: Q14644997

· DBpedia: T. Thirunavukarasu

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). T. Thirunavukarasu. https://biography.guide/t-thirunavukarasu/

MLA: "T. Thirunavukarasu." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/t-thirunavukarasu/.

Chicago: "T. Thirunavukarasu." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/t-thirunavukarasu/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:33 UTC