Veerasingam Hall

Veerasingam Hall
வீரசிங்கம் மண்டபம்
Veerasingam Hall is located in Central Jaffna
Veerasingam Hall
Location in central Jaffna
General information
AddressK. K. S. Road
Town or cityJaffna
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates9°39′52.70″N 80°0′38.20″E / 9.6646389°N 80.0106111°E / 9.6646389; 80.0106111
OwnerJaffna District Co-operative Council

Co-operator Veerasingam Hall (Tamil: கூட்டுறவாளர் வீரசிங்கம் மண்டபம், Sinhala: වීරසිංහම් ශාලාව; commonly known as Veerasingam Hall) is a public hall/office building in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The hall is the main venue for conferences, conventions and cultural events in the north of the country. It was named after V. Veerasingam, the first president of the Federation of Co-operative Societies, Jaffna District.[1][2] Veerasingam had been principal of Manipay Hindu College before becoming MP for Vaddukoddai.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 243.
  2. ^ a b Somasunderam, Subramaniam (5 October 2004). "Manipay Hindu College in my time - an alumnus remembers". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2014.


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