Santhanam Arulsamy

Santhanam Arulsamy சந்தானம் அருள்சாமி (21 September 1959 – 6 January 2019[1]) was a Sri Lankan politician and trade unionist. He was the Minister of Education and Hindu Cultural Affairs for the Central province in 2004. He was nominated to Sri Lanka Parliament to replace Periyasamy Chandrasekaran who had died from Nuwara Eliya in 2010.[2][3][4] He was the Senior Vice President of Ceylon Workers Congress.

Hon. Santhanam Arullsamy Deshamanya and Deshakeerthi
Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya
In office 1988–1994
In office 2004–2009
In office 2010–2011
Personal details
Born	21 September 1959 (1959-09-21) Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Died	6 January 2019 (2019-01-07) (aged 59) Hatton, Sri Lanka
Political party	Ceylon Workers Congress
Other political affiliations	Up-Country People's Front
Spouse	Punithwathy Arullsamy
Children	2
Residence	Hatton
Alma mater	St. Patrick's College
Occupation	Trade Unionist