Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (born 20 September 1990) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and education Rasamanickam was born on 20 September 1990. He is the grandson of former MP S. M. Rasamanickam. Rasamanickam was educated at Trinity College, Kandy. He is fluent in Tamil, Sinhala and English. He studied commerce and accountancy in Australia. He has Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees and is a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA). He worked as an auditor in Australia for two years before returning to Sri Lanka in 2012.
Political career Rasamanickam was appointed as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser in Paddiruppu in 2013 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was an associate of the Rajapaksa family and extremist Buddhist monk Sumanarathna, and a supporter of paramilitary leader Pillayan. He later joined the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.
Rasamanickam contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in the Batticaloa District, but the alliance failed to win any seats in the district. He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was re-elected in 2024. He became leader of the ITAK parliamentary group in February 2026.
Electoral history + Electoral history of Shanakiya RasamanickamElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult 2015 parliamentary Batticaloa District Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance Not elected 2020 parliamentary Batticaloa District Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil National Alliance Elected 2024 parliamentary Batticaloa District Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Elected
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