G. G. Ponnambalam I

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Cultural preservation
Equal_rights_for_Tamils
Federalism_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Ceylon_National_Congress
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sri_Lankan_independence_movement
gptkbp:birthDate 1884-01-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:G._G._Ponnambalam_II
gptkbp:contributedTo Social justice initiatives
Legal_reforms_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy_for_Tamil_rights
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:founded Tamil_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. G. Ponnambalam I
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sri_Lankan_constitution
Ceylonese_politics
Future_Tamil_leaders
Tamil_political_landscape
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gandhi
gptkbp:involvedIn Constitutional reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Political activism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:legacy Ponnambalam_family
gptkbp:nationality Sri Lankan
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sinhala_Only_Act
gptkbp:participatedIn Political negotiations
Round Table Conference
gptkbp:party Tamil_Congress
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1931
1970
gptkbp:position Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:promoted Bilingual education
gptkbp:recognizedBy Tamil_community
Leadership_in_Tamil_politics
gptkbp:recognizes Pioneer_of_Tamil_politics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Ceylon
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Local Government
gptkbp:spouse S. S. Ponnambalam
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Tamil_Eelam_movement
Minority rights
gptkbp:worksWith Other political leaders
gptkbp:wrote Political essays