Rajavarothiam Sampanthan
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The Honourable R. Sampanthan MP |
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| இரா. சம்பந்தன் ආර්. සම්බන්ධන් |
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Sampanthan in November 2013
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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Assumed office 3 September 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Nimal Siripala De Silva |
| Leader of the Tamil National Alliance | |
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Assumed office 2001 |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Trincomalee District |
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Assumed office 5 December 2001 |
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| Majority | 33,834 |
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In office 1997 – 18 August 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Arunasalam Thangathurai |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Trincomalee |
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In office 21 July 1977 – 7 September 1983 |
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| Preceded by | B. Neminathan |
| Majority | 15,144 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1933 |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations |
Tamil National Alliance |
| Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Rajavarothiam Sampanthan (Tamil: இராஜவரோதயம் சம்பந்தன்; Sinhalese: රාජවරෝදියම් සම්බන්දන්; born 5 February 1933) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and lawyer who has led the Tamil National Alliance since 2001. He has also been a Member of Parliament since 2001, and previously served as a Member of Parliament from 1977 to 1983 and from 1997 to 2000. He was recognised as Leader of the Opposition in September 2015.
Sampanthan was born 5 February 1933. He is the son of A. Rajavarothiam, Superintendent of Stores at the Gal Oya Project. Sampanthan is related to S. Sivapalan and N. R. Rajavarothiam both of whom were MPs for Trincomalee. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna, St. Anne's College, Kurunegala, St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee and St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa. After school he joined Ceylon Law College, graduating as an attorney at law.
Sampanthan married Leeladevi, daughter of P. K. Rudra. They have two sons (Sanjeevan and Senthuran) and one daughter (Krishanthini).
After qualifying Sampanthan practised law in Trincomalee.
Sampanthan joined the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi's (Federal Party) in 1956. ITAK leader S. J. V. Chelvanayakam offered Sampanthan nomination in 1963 and 1970 but Sampanthan declined.
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