K. Sayanthan
Sri Lankan politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kesavan Sayanthan (Tamil: கேசவன் சயந்தன்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and provincial councillor.
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K. Sayanthan | |
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Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Jaffna District | |
Assumed office 11 October 2013 | |
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Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
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Sayanthan contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Jaffna District and was elected to the Northern Provincial Council.[1][2] After the election he was appointed to assist the Chief Minister on human rights and co-operatives.[3] He took his oath as provincial councillor in front of Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013.[4][5]