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S. Udeiappan Palani Alagan Digambaran (Tamil: எஸ். உடையப்பன் பழனி அழகன் திகாம்பரம்; born 10 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician and government minister. He is the leader of the National Union of Workers (NUW), a member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG).
Palani Digambaran | |
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பழனி திகாம்பரம் පලනි දිගම්බරන් | |
Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development | |
In office 4 September 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Minister of Plantation Infrastructure Development | |
In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | |
Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration | |
In office 21 August 2014 – 10 December 2014 | |
Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District | |
Assumed office 2010 | |
Member of the Central Provincial Council for Nuwara Eliya District | |
In office 2004–2010 | |
Succeeded by | G. M. M. Piyasiri |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 January 1967 |
Political party | National Union of Workers |
Digambaran was born on 10 January 1967.[1]
Digambaran runs a textile business and is leader of the National Union of Workers (NUW).[2][3]
Digambaran contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the Up-Country People's Front's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Central Provincial Council.[4] He was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election, this times as a United National Front (UNF) candidate.[5]
Digambaran contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to Parliament.[6][7] The NUW left the UNF alliance on 22 April 2010 after a dispute over National List seats.[8] Digambaran continued to be part of the opposition as an independent MP.[9] In August 2013 Digambaran and two others were charged with attempting to acquire 12 perches of land and a vehicle by force from their lawful owner but the case was dropped after the defendants offered to compensate the victim for the vehicle.[10]
Digambaran was appointed Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration on 21 August 2014.[11][12] He resigned from the UPFA government on 10 December 2014 to support common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the presidential election.[13][14] After the election newly elected President Sirisena rewarded Digambaran by appointing him Minister of Plantation Infrastructure Development.[15][16]
Digambaran was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[17][18][19] He was sworn in as Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development on 4 September 2015.[20][21][22]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result |
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2004 provincial[4] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | Up-Country People's Front | 18,387 | Elected |
2009 provincial[5] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front | 45,229 | Elected |
2010 parliamentary[6] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front | 39,490 | Elected |
2015 parliamentary[23] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front for Good Governance | 105,528 | Elected |
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