G. G. Ponnambalam IV

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocacy Federalism
gptkbp:advocatesFor Social justice
Equal rights
Civic rights
gptkbp:affiliation Tamil_Congress
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamil_community
Sri Lankan independence
gptkbp:birthDate 1895
gptkbp:children G._G._Ponnambalam_V
gptkbp:contributedTo Political discourse
Tamil_literature
gptkbp:contribution Advocated_for_Tamil_rights
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Sinhala_Only_Act
gptkbp:deathDate 1977
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:founded Tamil_Congress
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:G._G._Ponnambalam_IV
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. G. Ponnambalam IV
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Tamil_nationalism
Sri Lankan politics
Subramaniam Badrinath
Political_thought_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:G._G._Ponnambalam_III
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations
gptkbp:involvedIn Constitutional reforms
gptkbp:is_known_for Political contributions
A_key_figure_in_Sri_Lankan_history
gptkbp:knownFor Political activism
gptkbp:legacy Tamil_political_representation
gptkbp:nationality Sri Lankan
gptkbp:opposedBy Discriminatory policies
gptkbp:participatedIn Independence movement
Political negotiations
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Social democracy
gptkbp:politicalRole 1931
1970
gptkbp:positionHeld Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:G._G._Ponnambalam_III
gptkbp:productionCompany National unity
gptkbp:promoted Cultural preservation
Inter-ethnic dialogue
gptkbp:recognizedBy Leadership_in_Tamil_politics
Tamil_political_leaders
gptkbp:recognizes Pioneer_of_Tamil_politics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:servedIn Minister of Education
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Health
gptkbp:spouse S. S. Ponnambalam
gptkbp:successor G._G._Ponnambalam_V
gptkbp:supported Bilingual education
Peaceful coexistence
Minority rights
gptkbp:worksOn Constitutional amendments
gptkbp:worksWith Other_Tamil_leaders