Jeevan Thondaman, Youth secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) and son of the late Minister Arumugam Thondaman signed nomination papers today evening to contest in the upcoming general elections.
The 26-year-old replaced his father as a candidate for the Nuwara Eliya district following Arumugam Thondaman’s sudden death last week. He will contest under the banner of the Sri Lanka Podhujana Peramuna (SLPP). If elected Jeevan Thondaman will be one of the youngest MPs in the new parliament.
