Savumiamoorthy Thondaman (30 August 1913 – 30 October 1999; also spelled Saumyamurthy Thondaman or Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman) was a Sri Lankan politician who represented the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka of which he was a member. At the time of his death, he was both the oldest and the seniormost member of the Sri Lankan Cabinet where he had served continuously for 21 years from 1978, under four Sri Lankan Presidents and the leader of the political party Ceylon Workers' Congress. He was succeeded by his grandson Arumugam Thondaman.

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Remembering S.Thondaman by A. Kandappah

1913 births

1999 deaths

Ceylon Workers' Congress politicians

Government ministers of Sri Lanka

Tamil politicians

Indian Tamil trade unionists of Sri Lanka

Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon

Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon

Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon

Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka

Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka

Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka

People from Tamil Nadu

Sri Lankan Hindus

Sri Lankan people of Indian descent

Sri Lankan people of Indian Tamil descent

Savumiamoorthy Thondaman