SHANMUGAM THAMBIAH SINNADURAI ARULANANTHAN – J.P. Departed peacefully on 27th September 2024, Chairman, Leela Group, Greenlands Hotel, Ramsons Terrazzo, President Kathirgama Thondar Sabai, Vice President of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress & Colombo Vivekananda Society and former Member Board of Governors Sri Lanka National Arbitration Centre. Son of the late S.T. Sinnadurai and Sawpakkiam, son-in-law of the late Senator T. Neethirajah and Thilakavathy; husband of the late Amirthambigai, beloved father of Arjuna, Anujaan & Anjana, affectionate father-in-law of Sharmini, Anitha & Ram, devoted grandfather of Anish, Sativi, Amrith & Ashok; also brother of late Sundaralingam and late Balendra, Attorneys-at-Law, late Dr. Somasegaram, Dhesabandu, Loganathan, Dhanabalaa, Sockanathan and Ravindra; brother-in-law of Gnanaluxmy, Puvaneswari, Indira, Sarojini, Kirubaluxmy, Kamalaveni, Srimani, Anjana, Padminidevi & Jayanthy and the late Vadivetkarasan & late Thanarajah; dutiful uncle and loyal friend to many. Respects could be paid at The Restpect – Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 08 on Sunday 29th Sept between 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Monday 30th Sept. from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Hindu rites will be on Tuesday 01st Oct 2024 at 2.00 p.m. and cremation at 4.00 p.m. Kanatte (Hindu Section).066198
THIRUKUMAR PONNIAH passed away peacefully on 16th September 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. Much loved husband of Gnanaki Ponniah (nee Hensman), son of late Alfred Ponniah and late Beatrice Ranee Ponniah (nee Subramaniam), son-in-law of late Yogaratnam Hensman (nee Cooke), adored father of Thirudarshan (Nishani Ponniah) and Yoshani (Dimitri Gunawardena), grandfather to Eshan, Johan and Ariella, beloved brother of late Dr. Indran Ponniah (Daisy), late Raju Ponniah (Janaki), Priya Navaratnam (late Chinraj), Suvendrini Nirmalan (K. Nirmalan), Prabha Ponniah (Malathi), dearly missed and greatly loved by all. Funeral on 26th September 2024 in Brisbane, Australia.064703
