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History. The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament (50% for the Sinhalese, 50% for all other ethnic groups). [1] This was immediately rejected by the British Governor General Lord Soulbury as a "mockery of democracy ". [citation needed] Due to the cooperation of the ACTC with ...
[36] [37] When the British appointed Soulbury Commission to look into constitutional reform in 1944, Ceylon's Tamils formed the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) to represent Tamil interests. [38] As a young lawyer Chelvanayakam was not involved in politics but when the ACTC was established in 1944 he became one of its principal organisers. [38]
Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism is the conviction of the Sri Lankan Tamil people, a minority ethnic group in the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), that they have the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community. This idea has not always existed. Sri Lankan Tamil national awareness began ...
The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (Tamil: அகில இலங்கை மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ், romanized: Akila Ilaṅkai Makkaḷ Kāṅkiras; Sinhala: සමස්ත ලංකා මහජන කොංග්රසය Samasta Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya) is a registered political party in Sri Lanka. [1] It was founded ...
Ponnambalam wanted 50% of seats in Parliament for the Sinhalese, 50% for all other ethnic groups. [21] [22] In August 1944 Ponnambalam formed the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), the first political party to represent the Ceylon Tamils, from various Tamil groups. [2] [23] He was elected president of the party. [23]
Ponnambalam joined the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) led by his father in the 1960s and became president of its youth wing in 1966. [ 6 ] [ 12 ] On 14 May 1972, the ACTC, Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi , Ceylon Workers' Congress , Eelath Thamilar Otrumai Munnani and All Ceylon Tamil Conference formed the Tamil United Front , later renamed the ...
Ponnambalam was born on 16 January 1974. [1] He is the son of Kumar Ponnambalam and grandson of G. G. Ponnambalam, both leaders of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC). [3] [4] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and the Colombo International School.
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