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M. S. Themis
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'''Manuel Savariyappa Themis''' (1932 - May 2016) was a Ceylonese politician and trade unionist.<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Manuel Savariappage Themis was born in [[Thulhiriya]] in 1932, the son of an electrician.<ref name=SO2019>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He grew up in Colombo, where his family had moved for numerous economic reasons. He attended the Dedigamuwa Junior School and then Gauthama Sastralaya, Wellampitiya. He was employed as a [[telegram]] messenger in the [[Sri Lanka Post|Ceylon Postal Department]], where he joined the trade union movement. In 1950, at the age of 18, Themis was elected the Vice President of the All Ceylon Post and Telecommunications Union and the following year was elected as its Secretary.<ref name=Island2001>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
At the [[1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election|3rd parliamentary election]] held in April 1956 was elected as the third member from [[Colombo Central Electoral District|Colombo Central]], a multi-member constituency, beating Dr. [[M. C. M. Kaleel]] of the [[United National Party]] by 46 votes into fourth place.<ref></ref> On 7 July 1959 he resigned from the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] and left the government, along with [[Philip Gunawardena]] to form [[Mahajana Eksath Peramuna]] (People's United Front).<ref name=SO2019/><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> At the [[March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|4th parliamentary election]] held in March 1960, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna only obtained ten parliamentary seats, with Themis failing to retain his seat.<ref></ref> In 1965 Mahajana Eksath Peramuna joined with the [[United National Party]] to form a government under [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka|Prime Minister]] [[Dudley Senanayake]]. At that point Themis left politics and commenced a career in printing and publishing. Themis established his own stationery company, Royal Mailhouse Pvt. Ltd.<ref name=Island2001/>
In 1993 Themis returned his parliamentary [[pension]], in response to several of his peers requesting the [[Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka|Speaker of Parliament]], [[M. H. Mohamed|Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed]], make gratuity payments to them.<ref name=SO2019/>
==References==
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon]]
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'''Manuel Savariyappa Themis''' (1932 - May 2016) was a Ceylonese politician and trade unionist.<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Manuel Savariappage Themis was born in [[Thulhiriya]] in 1932, the son of an electrician.<ref name=SO2019>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He grew up in Colombo, where his family had moved for numerous economic reasons. He attended the Dedigamuwa Junior School and then Gauthama Sastralaya, Wellampitiya. He was employed as a [[telegram]] messenger in the [[Sri Lanka Post|Ceylon Postal Department]], where he joined the trade union movement. In 1950, at the age of 18, Themis was elected the Vice President of the All Ceylon Post and Telecommunications Union and the following year was elected as its Secretary.<ref name=Island2001>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
At the [[1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election|3rd parliamentary election]] held in April 1956 was elected as the third member from [[Colombo Central Electoral District|Colombo Central]], a multi-member constituency, beating Dr. [[M. C. M. Kaleel]] of the [[United National Party]] by 46 votes into fourth place.<ref></ref> On 7 July 1959 he resigned from the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] and left the government, along with [[Philip Gunawardena]] to form [[Mahajana Eksath Peramuna]] (People's United Front).<ref name=SO2019/><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> At the [[March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|4th parliamentary election]] held in March 1960, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna only obtained ten parliamentary seats, with Themis failing to retain his seat.<ref></ref> In 1965 Mahajana Eksath Peramuna joined with the [[United National Party]] to form a government under [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka|Prime Minister]] [[Dudley Senanayake]]. At that point Themis left politics and commenced a career in printing and publishing. Themis established his own stationery company, Royal Mailhouse Pvt. Ltd.<ref name=Island2001/>
In 1993 Themis returned his parliamentary [[pension]], in response to several of his peers requesting the [[Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka|Speaker of Parliament]], [[M. H. Mohamed|Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed]], make gratuity payments to them.<ref name=SO2019/>
==References==
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon]]
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