Sockalingam Yogalingam (born 1967 in Sri Lanka) is a politician, who is a member of the "Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam" in the United Kingdom. Yogalingam held the position of deputy minister of sports and community health.[1] He contested the seat of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner in the 2015 United Kingdom general election, representing the National Liberal Party.[2] He is the assistant director of the human rights group Act Now.[3] As of September 2023, Yogalingam is counted among the patrons of the Bhagavad Gita Research Foundation.[4]

He studied his advanced level at Jaffna Central College[5] before leaving Sri Lanka in 1985. He also completed an HND in computers in 1998–2000. Yogalingham is married with two daughters.

References

  1. ↑ "WARM WELCOME FROM DEPUTY SPORTS MINISTER". Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
    - "Transnational Government Of Tamil Eelam's Parliament Dissolved For Next Election". Colombo Telegraph. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Four Candidates of Sri Lankan origin to contest for UK General Election
    - "Vote 2014: European election candidates for London". BBC News. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
    - Victoria Oliphant (21 April 2015). "Five reasons Sockalingam Yogalingam wants your vote in Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner for the National Liberal Party". Harrow Times. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
    "Four candidates of Sri Lankan origin to contest for UK General Elections". NewsFirst. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "London Demo:23/10/12 : Stop Tamil refugees being deported back to Sri Lanka". Hindu Human Rights. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
    - "Tamil protest against anti-Sonia protest in London". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Bhagavad Gita Research Foundation (BGRF). "Patrons". bgrfuk.org/patrons. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Members List". Jaffna Central College Old Boys Association UK - JCCOBA - UK. Retrieved 29 August 2017.


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