K.A. Subramaniam | |
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கே. ஏ. சுப்பிரமணியம் | |
Co-founder of Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Left) | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 March 1931 Kollankaladdy, Sri Lanka |
Died | 27 November 1989 (aged 58) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Political party | Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) Ceylon Communist Party |
Occupation | Communist |
K.A. Subramaniam (5 March 1931 – 27 November 1989) was a Sri Lankan political activist.
25th Death Anniversary of him held on 29 November 2014 at the Auditorium of the Colombo Tamil Sangam, chaired by Professor S Sivasegaram and inaugurated by Lawyer S Thevarajah. The Commemoration Lecture titled “Irreconcilability of Reconciliation. Reconciliation after War: Thinking beyond Solitude” delivered by Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda. K.A. Subramaniam's wife Valliammai, received the first copy of the book written by S.K. Senthivel “Memories of Comrade Maniam” in Tamil. The President of National College of Education Batticaloa Siva Rajendran reviewed the book.[1]
Sirimavo Bandaranaike said that "he has rendered great service to the cause of the left movement in Sri Lanka. His aim was to bring about unity and understanding among all races living in Sri Lanka. I must especially mention the fact that he gave me his full support to organise my presidential election campaign in the North in spite of the fact that he was not in the best of health."[2]
He was the founding General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Left) [3] [4] [5]
References
External links
- Comrade Maniam Commemoration Volume 1989 A collection of messages and Tributes