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Hon.
Ambika Samuel
MP
අම්භිකා සැමුවෙල්
Member of Parliament
for Badulla District
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 November 2024
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
PartyNational People's Power
Other political
affiliations		Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Ambika Samuel is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1][2][3] She became popular in social media for her bold stance and activism against corrupt tea estate owners.[4][5] Following her election in 2024, Samuel became the first Indian Tamil woman to be elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[6]

Early life and education

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Samuel was born to an Indian Tamil family in Sri Lanka, who are also known as Malayaga Tamils. Her family was relatively poor, and frequently had to deal with poverty.[7] Her parents were tea plantation workers, a common line of work for many Malayaga Tamils.[8]

Samuel pursued her primary education at the Haputhale Tamil Primary School. While pursuing her GCE Advanced Levels in political science, she began to take an interest in Marxism.[8] She pursued her higher education at Haputhale Central College. After completing her higher education, she began engaging in social activism with the aim of serving her community.[7]

Political career

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Samuel joined politics with the intention representing and standing up for the Malayaga Tamil community against corrupt tea estate owners, who held significant power and authority over affairs related to tea production and picking.[5] Early in her political career, Samuel faced jeopardy and significant opposition from certain influential tea estate owners.[8] Tea estate owners and politicians from the Central Province, notably the Thondaman political family, held significant control over the tea industry and by extent the Malayaga Tamil community.[6][7]

Samuel received extensive training under Malayagam 200 project. She was appointed to the Divisional Executive Council and later received an appointment letter to join the Haputhale Constituency Executive Council. She was also appointed to serve in the Haputhale District Executive Committee,[7] and worked for the Education Cooperative Society.[8]

In the 2024 parliamentary elections, Samuel was one of the National People's Power's candidates in the Badulla Electoral District.[4][9][10] She was successfully elected, obtaining 58,201 votes.[11][12][13][14] Upon her election, Samuel became both the first Malayaga Tamil woman to be elected to parliament and the first female Tamil MP to be elected from the Badulla District.[8][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "முதல் தடவையாக இரு மலையகத் தமிழ்ப்பெண்கள் பாராளுமன்றத்துக்கு தெரிவு". Virakesari.lk. Archived from the original on 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ "Badulla District preferential vote results released". adaderana.lk. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ "Newly elected MPs: Badulla". Times Online. Archived from the original on 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ^ a b Pushpika, Damith (2024-10-20). "மலையக அரசியல்வாதிகளுடன் போட்டி போடுவதில் எனக்கு எந்தப் பயமும் இல்லை". வாரமஞ்சரி. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "21 female lawmakers secure place in national political history". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  6. ^ a b "Plantation youth and women poised for political change: Newly elected MP Ambika Samuel". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  7. ^ a b c d "மலையக மக்களின் விடிவுக்காக பாடுபடுவதே எனது குறிக்ேகாள்". www.thinakaran.lk. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Ambika Samuel doubles Malayaha representation in Sri Lanka's parliament". EconomyNext. 2024-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  9. ^ "மூத்த தமிழ் எழுத்தாளர்கள் பலரும் ஜனாதிபதிக்கு ஆதரவு தெரிவிப்பு". www.thinakaran.lk. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  10. ^ Srinivasan, Meera (2024-11-16). "Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country's ethnic minorities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  11. ^ "Badulla Preferential votes announced". Newswire. 2024-11-15. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  12. ^ "List of candidates and preferential votes in Sri Lanka 2024 election". EconomyNext. 2024-11-15. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  13. ^ "பதுளையில் வெற்றி பெற்ற நபர்கள்!". tamil.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  14. ^ "අම්බිකා හා සෙල්වරාජ්ට වතුකරයෙන් මැතිසබයට ජනවරම | Divaina". divaina.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  15. ^ "பதுளை மாவட்ட பாராளுமன்ற தேர்தல் வரலாற்றில் முதன்முறையாக தமிழ் பெண் தெரிவு". Tamil News. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  16. ^ "பதுளை மாவட்டத்தில் இரு தமிழ் பிரதிநிதிகள் பாராளுமன்றுக்கு தெரிவு". Virakesari.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-15.