5-December... Death Anniversary of V Veerasingam...

A man of remarkable energy with high motivation, Visvalingam Veerasingam was remembered on this day...  

He was a teacher in the Manipay Hindu College in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and also served as its Principal in the year 1922...

He was a prominent leader in promoting the Co-operative Societies in the Jaffna district...  The multi-storied Co-operative building in the Jaffna Clock Tower was named after him as "Veerasingam Hall"... 

In the year 1952, he was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament as Independent candidate...  He was held in high respect, being a man who exemplified the importance of a moral code and integrity in public life...  He was honored with the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire...

Sri Lankan Postal Administration commemorated Visvalingam Veerasingam with the release of a postage stamp in the year 2016... 

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Parliamentarians...

(b) Famous People...

(c) Tamil Scholars...

 

டிசம்பர் 5... இலங்கையின் விஸ்வலிங்கம் வீரசிங்கம் அவர்கள் நினைவு தினம்... 

இலங்கையின் தமிழ் ஆசிரியராகவும், இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினராகவும், யாழ்ப்பாணத்தின் கூட்டுறவு இயக்கத்திற்கு காரணமாக இருந்த வீரசிங்கம் அவர்களை ஸ்ரீ லங்கா அஞ்சல்துறை 2016-ஆம் ஆண்டு அஞ்சல்தலை ஒன்றை வெளியிட்டு கெளரவப்படுத்தியது...