K. Swami Veerabahu

Kanagasundaram Swami Veerabahu (30 June 1948 17 February 2015) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and provincial councillor.


K. Swami Veerabahu

Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Mullaitivu District
In office
11 October 2013  17 February 2015
Personal details
Born(1948-06-30)30 June 1948
Died17 February 2015(2015-02-17) (aged 66)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Political partyTamil National Alliance
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

Swami Veerabahu contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Mullaitivu District and was elected to the Northern Provincial Council.[1][2] After the election he was appointed to assist the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Irrigation and Environment on protection of the environment.[3] He took his oath as provincial councillor in front of Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran at Veerasingam Hall on 11 October 2013.[4][5]

Swami Veerabahu was diagnosed with cancer and was being treated at a private hospital in Vavuniya.[6] His condition worsened on 17 February 2015 and he was transferred to Jaffna Teaching Hospital but died that evening.[6][7][8]

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