Post-Judicial Career V. Manicavasagar




1 post-judicial career

1.1 chancellor of university of jaffna
1.2 deshamanya
1.3 ethnic conflict

1.3.1 language rights







post-judicial career

justice v. manicavasagar (left) opening first commercial bank branch in galewela


after retiring supreme court, vaithalingam appointed chairman of commercial bank of ceylon , appointed first chancellor of university of jaffna.


in retirement, member of both citizen committee , delimitation committee among many others. devote hindu, served president of educational society many years.


as chancellor of university of jaffna

vaithalingam appointed first chancellor of university of jaffna president of sri lanka effect first of january, 1979. in course of tenure, lasted half decade, presided on first convocation held @ veerasingam hall on 13th of september 1980 , delivered first convocation address. conferred doctorate university.


deshamanya

vaithalingam awarded deshamanya award within 2 years of founding in 1987. first sri lankan tamil receive award , appearance of common ground between government , prominent tamil caused adverse reaction liberation tigers of tamil eelam. ltte called on him refuse reward, if valued life; however, vaithalingam defied outfit , accepted honour.


ethnic conflict

in citizens committee chaired friend , former colleague on bench, o. l. de kretser, worked on report of commission of inquiry, on tragedy of january tenth 1974 along bishop sabapathy kulendran of church of south india in jaffna.


language rights


refugee studies centre of university of oxford, children , armed conflict in sri lanka, jason hart, phd






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