Tireless Advocate Of The Legitimate Aspirations Of Tamils Of Sri Lanka

By N. Kumaraguruparan -January 3, 2014

Dr. N. Kumaraguruparan

Sri Lankan Thamils history of the by gone era if correctly recorded cannot miss the golden pages for the legacy of Kumar Ponnambalam  a scholarly vociferous voice of Tamils  

A rich black rose in style but  a  Scholarly vociferous voice of Tamils  of the bygone era  has been snatched away from us at the dawn of this decade, the first martyr of this millennium on the 5th January 2000. Yes it is now fourteen years on this 5th of January  2014. Had he been alive, he would have counted 76years at his age born on August 12 ,1938.  It is no one but was my great late leader Kumar Ponnambalam, It is no one but most courageous defender of the human rights of Tamils and an eminent criminal lawyer Kumar Ponnambalam, the proud General Secretary of All Ceylon Tamil Congress  then.

Kumar Ponnambalam

“Kumar” was also well known as “G.G.Ponnambalam Junior”, the only son of a Queen’s Counsel, Statesman and erudite scholar G.G.Ponnambalam an accepted Tamil leader whose name has been engraved in the history of Sri Lanka from the time of State Council’s era succeeding te political journey of late statesman Sir Ponnammbalam Ramanathan.  Perhaps admitting great GG’s statesmanship in recognition ,Srilankan Government published a postal stamp few years after his demise .

Correct analysis of politics has revealed that late G.G. Ponnambalam QC,a dominant leader of Tamils had been the father of thamil nationalism in this country.

Kumar Ponnambalam a product of  Cantab bath (Cambridge) always behaved in a highly refined and civilized manner so much so he had never been hesitant to express his apology when he was wrong. He possessed  high sense of humor . That was Kumar whom I admired for his qualities. Never the less his chosen vocabulary had been volcanic if really rubbed deliberately on the wrong side,but  that is Kumar Ponnambalam .

Kumar was born into wealth and circumstances. Born and bred and stood first among the equal elites of Cinnamon Gardens. But his inheritance was that he was proud to say that he was a blue blooded Tamil. He had been proud and delighted in displaying it. Secondly, he being the son of the great Tamil leader G.G. Ponnambalam, father of Tamil nationalism in this country and eminent lawyer  and erudite scholar .  Kumar considered these two symbol of pride.                            Read More