V. A. Kandiah
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Honourable V. A. Kandiah MP |
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| வி. ஏ. கந்தையா | |
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| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kayts |
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In office 1956–1963 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Thambiayah |
| Succeeded by | V. Navaratnam |
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| Born | 3 September 1891 |
| Died | 4 June 1963 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Alma mater | Ceylon University College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Velupillai Ambalavanar Kandiah (3 September 1891 – 4 June 1963) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Kandiah was born on 3 September 1891. He was from the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College and St. Joseph's College, Colombo. After school Kandiah joined the Ceylon University College, graduating in 1922 with a B.Sc. degree.
Kandiah married and had two sons and three daughters.
Kandiah taught science at St. Joseph's College, Colombo for about eight years before joining the legal profession and becoming an advocate. He practised law in Colombo.
Kandiah stood as a candidate in Colombo Central at the 1947 parliamentary election but was unsuccessful. He was the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party)'s candidate in Kayts at the 1956 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament. He was re-elected at the March 1960 and July 1960 parliamentary elections.
Following the 1958 riots ITAK and the Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (National Liberation Front) were banned. ITAK's leaders, including Kandiah, were arrested on 4 June 1958 as they left Parliament and imprisoned.
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