Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) of the Parliamentary Opposition was sworn in as a Member of Parliament yesterday (9).
He took oaths before Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana.
Last week, the Election Commission had named Kugathasan to fill the Parliamentary seat that fell vacant following the death of former ITAK, Tamil National Alliance and Opposition Leader, attorney Rajavarothiam Sampanthan. Sampanthan passed away on 1 July.
Kugathasan completed his higher education from the University of Colombo and the Madurai Kamaraj University, India. He has been a member of the ITAK since 1975 and has been working as the Trincomalee District Leader of the Party since 2018. He has also worked as the Eastern Province Development Affairs Coordinator.