S. Natesan
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Honourable Senator S. Natesan MSC MP |
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| சு. நடேசன் | |
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| Minister of Posts and Information | |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Preceded by | V. Nalliah |
| Succeeded by | C. A. S. Marikkar |
| Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Kankesanthurai |
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In office 1934–1947 |
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| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kankesanthurai |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Preceded by | S. J. V. Chelvanayakam |
| Succeeded by | S. J. V. Chelvanayakam |
| Member of the Senate of Ceylon | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1895 |
| Died | 15 January 1965 (aged 69) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Indian Tamil |
Subaiya Natesan (Tamil: சுப்பையா நடேசன்; also known as Subbaiya Nadesapillai; 21 May 1895 – 15 January 1965) was a Ceylonese politician, Member of State Council, Member of Parliament and senator.
Natesan was born on 21 May 1895. He was the son of Subaiyapillai from Thanjavur, India.
Natesan married Sivagamasundari, daughter of P. Ramanathan, a leading Ceylon Tamil statesman.
Natesan moved to Ceylon after being invited by P. Ramanathan and in 1924 was appointed principal of Parameshwara College, Jaffna. He was also Ramanathan's private secretary.
Natesan stood as a candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1934 state council by-elections. He won the election and entered State Council. He was re-elected at the 1936 state council election. He was one of the founding members of the United National Party (UNP) in 1946.
Natesan stood as the UNP's candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1947 parliamentary elections but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam. However, he won the 1952 parliamentary elections and entered Parliament. He was appointed Minister of Posts and Information in the First Dudley Senanayake cabinet following the resignation of V. Nalliah. He retained his cabinet position, which was renamed Minister of Posts and Broadcasting, when the Kotelawala cabinet was formed in 1953. Natesan resigned from the government on 19 January 1956 and, like many Tamil UNP politicians, left the UNP over the its support of the Sinhala Only policy. He stood for re-election in the constituency at the 1956 parliamentary election as an independent candidate but was defeated by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) candidate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.
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