M. S. Kariapper

Gate Mudaliyar Mohammed Samsudeen Kariapper was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for Kalmunai.

Hon.
M. S. Kariapper
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Kalmunai
In office
20 September 1947 – 30 May 1952
Succeeded byA. M. Merza
In office
10 April 1956 – 20 July 1960
Preceded byA. M. Merza
Succeeded byM.C. Ahamed
In office
22 March 1965 – 18 February 1968
Preceded byM.C. Ahamed
Succeeded byM.C. Ahamed
Personal details
Born(1899-04-29)29 April 1899
Died17 April 1989(1989-04-17) (aged 89)
Alma materWesley College, Colombo

Early life

Kariapper was born in 1899 and educated at Wesley College, Colombo. He was also a Chief Headman.

Political career

Kariapper was elected to Parliament at the 1947 parliamentary election to represent Kalmunai, as a United National Party candidate.[1] He was defeated at the 1952 parliamentary election.[2]

Kariapper entered local politics and became chairman of Kalmunai Town Council.[3] He was elected to Parliament at the 1956 parliamentary election to represent Kalmunai, this time as an Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi candidate.[4] He crossed over to the government within six months of the election. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice. He was re-elected to Parliament at the March 1960 parliamentary election, this time as a Lanka Democratic Party candidate.[5]

Kariapper formed the All Ceylon Islamic United Front in 1960 and contested the July 1960 parliamentary election as an ACIUF candidate. He was defeated.[6] In late 1960 he was found guilty of corruption by the Thalagodapitiya Bribery Commission.[7]

Kariapper made a second parliamentary comeback when he was elected to parliament at the 1965 parliamentary election to represent Kalmunai, this time as an independent candidate.[8] However he lost his seat and his civic rights were suspended for seven years following the enactment of the Imposition Of Civic Disabilities (Special Provisions) Act (No. 14 of 1965) based on the Thalagodapitiya Bribery Commission Report.[7]

References
  • Sri Kantha, Sachi. "Sinhala-Muslim Romancing and Rift: Two Published Records from the Past". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  1. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  3. "History of kalmunai and MC". Kalmunai Municipal Council.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  7. "Of 69 Years- 57 Gobbled up by Politicians, their Acolytes, Cronies and Vandibattas!". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
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