Rasamanohari Pulendran
| Honourable Rasamanohari Pulendran MP |
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| இராசமனோகரி புலேந்திரன் | |
| File:Rasamanohari Pulendran.jpg | |
| Minister of State for Education | |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Vanni District |
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| In office 1989–2000 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1949 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Religion | Hindu |
Rasamanohari Pulendran (Tamil: இராசமனோகரி புலேந்திரன்; 7 February 1949 – 30 December 2014) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and state minister.
Early life and family
Pulendran was born 7 February 1949.[1][2] She was the daughter of T. S. Thurairajah, Mayor of Jaffna, and Nageswari.[3] She was educated at Holy Family Convent, Jaffna.[2]
Pulendran married K. T. Pulendran, the United National Party (UNP) organiser for Vavuniya District and a member of Vavuniya Urban Council.[3] They had two daughters (Abirami and Durga).[3] Her husband was assassinated on 19 January 1983, allegedly by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[4]
Career
Pulendran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the UNP's candidates in Vanni District. She was elected and entered Parliament.[5] In March 1990 she was appointed Minister of State for Education.[6] She was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election.[7]
Pulendran was a member of the UNP's executive committee, women's league and Vavuniya District organiser.[2] She was a director of the Mineral Sands Corporation, patron of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress and a committee member of The Young Hindu Women’s Association.[2][3]
Pulendran died on 30 December 2014 at a private hospital in Colombo.[8]
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