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C. Suntharalingam
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Chellappah Suntharalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil academic, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.
The first Cabinet of independent Ceylon. Suntharalingam is on the far left.
The first Cabinet of independent Ceylon. Suntharalingam is on the far left.
Sinhala Only Act
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The Official Language Act, commonly referred to as the Sinhala Only Act, was an act passed in the Parliament of Ceylon in 1956. The act replaced English with Sinhala as the sole official language of C
C. Suntharalingam
…returned to Parliament. He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election. Suntharalingam vehemently opposed the attempts to make Sinhala the sole official language of Ceylon, stating during the June 1955 throne speech that, if the changes went ahead, Tamils would demand "a separate independent autonomous state of…
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranayaka.
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranayaka.
Fast unto death by Prof. F. R. Jayasuriya in 1956, to force Bandaranaike government to implement the Sinhala as the only State language excluding Tami
Fast unto death by Prof. F. R. Jayasuriya in 1956, to force Bandaranaike government to implement the Sinhala as the only State language excluding Tamil language of masses in the country's north and east provinces.