K. P. Ratnam
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Honourable K. P. Ratnam MP |
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| கா. பொ. இரத்தினம் | |
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| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kilinochchi |
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In office 1965–1970 |
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| Preceded by | A. Sivasunderam |
| Succeeded by | V. Anandasangaree |
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kayts |
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In office 1970–1983 |
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| Preceded by | V. Navaratnam |
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10 March 1914 Velanai, Ceylon |
| Died | 20 December 2010 (aged 96) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations |
Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Alma mater |
University of London University of Madras |
| Profession | Academic |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Kaarthigesar Ponnambalam Ratnam (Tamil: கார்த்திகேசு பொன்னம்பலம் இரத்தினம்; 10 March 1914 – 20 December 2010) was a Sri Lankan Tamil academic, politician and Member of Parliament.
Ratnam was born on 10 March 1914 in Velanai on the island of Kayts in northern Ceylon. He was educated at Velanai Anglo-Vernacular School and Union College, Tellippalai. He excelled in Tamil language and Tamil literature at school. He became a pundit in 1933 and vidvan in 1942.
Ratnam was awarded BA (Hons) degree from the University of London in 1945. He later received a Bachelor of Oriental Languages degree and MA (1952) degree from the University of Madras.
Ratnam married Sinthamany, daughter of P. Vaitilingam. They had a son - S. Nimalan.
Ratnam joined the teaching profession and served as headmaster of the Moolai Senior Secondary School between 1934 and 1940. He became assistant master at Kopay Teacher Training College in 1941. In 1942 he was appointed Inspector of Schools. Between 1943 and 1956 he was a lecturer in Tamil at Maharagama Training College. Later he spent eight years as a research officer in the Official Languages Department in Colombo. He was a visiting lecturer at Navalar Hall, Colombo from 1958 to 1963. He then joined the University of Malaya in 1964 as lecturer in Indian Studies.
After retirement Ratnam entered politics. He stood as the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party)'s candidate in Kilinochchi at the 1965 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament. He stood ITAK's candidate in Kayts at the 1970 parliamentary election. He won the election and re-entered Parliament.
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