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All Ceylon Tamil Congress (Tamil: அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ்), is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka. History [ edit ]
Pages in category "All Ceylon Tamil Congress politicians" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), founded by G. G. Ponnambalam in 1944, was popular among Tamils because it promoted the preservation of Tamil identity. [8] The ACTC advocated a "fifty-fifty" policy, in which fifty percent of the seats in parliament would be reserved for Tamils and other minorities, the remaining fifty percent going to the ...
Ponnambalam wanted 50% of seats in Parliament for the Sinhalese, and 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]
[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]
All Ceylon Tamil Mahasabha [b] සමස්ත ලංකා දෙමළ මහාසභා அகில இலங்கை தமிழர் மகாசபை: 2005: K. Vigneswaran Our Power of People's Party අපේ ජන බල පක්ෂය நமது மக்கள் சக்தி கட்சி: Ven.Galgodaatte Gnanasara Thero
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 ...
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