Ponnambalam Selvarasa commonly known as Pon Selvarasa, is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Political career

Selvarasa was one the Tamil United Liberation Front

Tamil United Liberation Front

The Tamil United Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka which seeks independence for the Tamil-populated areas of Sri Lanka.-Formation:...

's candidates for Batticaloa District

Batticaloa Electoral District

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 at the 1994 parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1994

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. He was elected and entered Parliament. He failed to get re-elected at the 2000 parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000

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In 2001 the TULF, All Ceylon Tamil Congress

All Ceylon Tamil Congress

All Ceylon Tamil Congress , is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.-History:The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament...

, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front

Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front

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 and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization

Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization

The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization is an Eelam Tamil organisation campaigning for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in the northeast of Sri Lanka. The TELO was originally created as a militant group, and functioned as such until 1986, when most of its membership was killed in a...

 formed the Tamil National Alliance

Tamil National Alliance

The Tamil National Alliance is a powerful minority Sri Lankan Tamil political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was formed as an amalgamation of moderate Tamil parties as well as number of former rebel groups...

 (TNA). Selvarasa was one of the TNA's candidates in Batticaloa District at the 2010 parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010

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. He was re-elected.