V. Navaratnam
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Honourable V. Navaratnam MP |
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| வி. நவரத்தினம் | |
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| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kayts |
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In office 1963–1970 |
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| Preceded by | V. A. Kandiah |
| Succeeded by | K. P. Ratnam |
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| Born | 25 October 1910 |
| Died | 22 December 2006 (aged 97) Montreal, Canada |
| Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Vaithianathan Navaratnam (25 October 1910 – 22 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Navaratnam was born on 25 October 1910. He was the son of Vaithianathan from Karampon on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was educated at Karampon Shanmuganathan Maha Vidyalayam, St. Patrick's College, Jaffna and Ananda College. After school he joined Ceylon Law College, graduating as an proctor in 1936.
Navaratnam married his first cousin Parameswari. They had five sons (Chandra Mohan, Jagadishan, Jegan Mohan, Raj Mohan and Bala Mohan) and a daughter (Shyamala).
Navaratnam became interested in politics following Ceylonese independence in 1948. He was appointed joint secretary of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) when it was founded in 1949.
Navaratnam stood as ITAK's candidate in Kayts at the 1952 parliamentary election but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress candidate Alfred Thambiayah. He was ITAK's theoretician and played an important role in the formulation of the Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact. Navaratnam stood as ITAK's candidate in the constituency in the 1963 by-election following the sitting MP V. A. Kandiah's death. He won the election and entered Parliament. He was re-elected at the 1965 parliamentary election.
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