E. M. V. Naganathan
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Honourable Senator E. M. V. Naganathan MP |
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| இ. மு. வி. நாகநாதன் | |
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| Member of the Senate of Ceylon | |
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Nallur |
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In office 1960–1970 |
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| Succeeded by | C. Arulampalam |
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31 January 1906 Madras, India |
| Died | 16 August 1971 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College |
| Profession | Physician |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Elangai Murugesu Vijayaretnam Naganathan (Tamil: இலங்கை முருகேசு விஜயரத்தினம் நாகநாதன்; 31 January 1906 – 16 August 1971) was a Ceylon Tamil physician, politician, senator and Member of Parliament.
Naganathan was born on 31 January 1906 in Madras, India. He was the son of John Jebaratnam Hensman, registrar of the University of Madras. The Hensman family were from Ceylon but moved to South India for education and work. Naganathan's father (John Jebaratnam Hensman), grandfather (Charles Hensman) and great-grandfather (Rev. John Hensman) had all been born in Ceylon. After school Naganathan joined Madras Medical College, qualifying as a medical doctor. He then went to the United Kingdom, obtained the MRCP and FRCS qualifications and practised medicine for a period.
Naganathan married Retnavathi, daughter of John Wirt Ponniah Senathirajah from Alaveddy. They had three daughters (Mary Lukshmi, Anne Nirmala and Carmel Indhira) and two sons (Elangai Anthony and John).
After returning to Ceylon Naganathan worked as a private medical practitioner in Colombo.
Naganathan was an active member of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) and served as its secretary in 1947. He was elected to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. In 1948 division arose amongst ACTC members over the party leadership's decision to join the United National Party (UNP) led government. Naganathan was one of those who opposed joining the UNP government. The dissidents, led by S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, C. Vanniasingam and Naganathan, eventually left the ACTC and formed the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) in 1949. Naganathan was ITAK's secretary for a period and became the party's president in 1966.
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