V. Yogeswaran
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Honourable V. Yogeswaran MP |
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| வி. யோகேஸ்வரன் | |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Jaffna |
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In office 1977–1983 |
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| Preceded by | C. X. Martyn |
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| Born | 5 February 1934 |
| Died | 13 July 1989 (aged 55) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
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Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Spouse(s) | Sarojini Yogeswaran |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Vettivelu Yogeswaran (Tamil: வெற்றிவேலு யோகேஸ்வரன்; 5 February 1934 – 13 July 1989) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Yogeswaran was born 5 February 1934. He was the son of Shanmugam Appakkutti Vettivelu, a medical doctor from Jaffna in northern Ceylon, and Parasakthi. He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna, St. Patrick's College, Jaffna and Ananda College. After school he enrolled at the Ceylon Law College before going to the United Kingdom to study law. Whilst in UK he was an active member of the National Union of Students, Anti Apartheid League and president of the UK branch of the Ceylon Tamil Overseas League.
Yogeswaran married Sarojini, daughter of Ponnambalam.
After returning to Ceylon Yogeswaran resumed his studies at Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate. He then started practising law in Jaffna.
Yogeswaran was an active member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (Federal Party) and its youth wing. On 14 May 1972 the ITAK, All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Ceylon Workers' Congress, Eelath Thamilar Otrumai Munnani and All Ceylon Tamil Conference formed the Tamil United Front, later renamed Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). A keen supporter of TULF, Yogeswaran was a member of its Action Committee and in charge of youth affairs. He stood as the TULF's candidate in Jaffna at the 1977 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.
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