S. Thandayuthapani

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Honourable
S. Thandayuthapani
MPC
சி. தண்டாயுதபாணி
Minister of Education, Eastern Province
Assumed office
3 March 2015
Leader of the Opposition, Eastern Provincial Council
In office
28 September 2012 – 3 March 2015
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District
Assumed office
2012
Personal details
Born (1950-08-07) 7 August 1950 (age 74)
Political party Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		 Tamil National Alliance
Alma mater R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam
Profession Teacher

Singaravelu Thandayuthapani (Tamil: சிங்காரவேலு தண்டாயுதபாணி; born 7 August 1950) is a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, civil servant, politician and provincial minister.

Early life

Thandayuthapani was born on 7 August 1950 and educated at R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam.[1] He graduated with a degree in economics before training to be a teacher at Palali Guru Vidyalayam.[1]

Career

Thandayuthapani was a school principal before becoming a Director of Education and Additional Director of Education.[1][2] He served as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands, Land Development, Education and Culture (Eastern Province) between 2010 and 2011.[1]

Thandayuthapani contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[3] On 28 September 2012 the TNA leadership unanimously selected Thandayuthapani to be the Leader of the Opposition on the EPC.[1][4] Thandayuthapani and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.[1]

Following the 2015 presidential election an all party provincial government was formed in the Eastern Province.[5][6][7] Thandayuthapani took his oath as Minister of Education in front of Governor Austin Fernando on 3 March 2015.[8][9]

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