Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan
Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan is the former Coordinator for Eastern Province Development Affairs under the Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs and Resettlement of Sri Lanka. Previously, he had worked as the coordinator for the Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program of Canadian immigration. He was also the coordinator for the International Languages Program with the School Boards in Ontario, Canada. Mr. Kugathasan is a graduate from Colombo University, Sri Lanka where he specialized in Planning and Administration. He went on to study Political Science at Kamaraj University in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Mr. Kugathasan currently resides in Trincomalee. He is the president of the Trincomalee District Welfare Association, which is a non-profit organization that aims to empower the people of Trincomalee and improve their socio - economic development. Mr. Kugathasan works closely with the diaspora and local non-governmental organizations to improve socio-economic development.