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Manicasothy Saravanamuttu
Manicasothy Saravanamuttu (died 1970) was a Sri Lankan journalist and diplomat in Malaya. He was the editor of '' The Straits Echo'', Penang (1931–1941), and was credited with 'saving' Penang during Japanese invasion in 1941.
==Early life==
He was born into a prominent Jaffna Tamil family in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka). Manicasothy and his brothers went to St. Thomas' College, Colombo, where they distinguished themselves as cricket players. He won a scholarship to study at St. John's College, Oxford. His father Dr. Saravanamuttu was the family doctor to the young S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, who later became Prime Minister of Ceylon.〔Manicasothy Saravanamuttu, The Sara Saga, Areca Books, 2010, p. 8 ISBN 9789675719035〕 Manicasothy's eldest brother, Ratnajothi, later known as Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu, was a medical practitioner who became the first elected Mayor of Colombo. He was knighted for staying at his post when the Japanese bombed Colombo on Easter Sunday 1942 and reorganising the public services when the port area was evacuated in the panic that followed the bombing.〔Manicasothy Saravanamuttu, The Sara Saga, Areca Books, 2010, p. 3〕 His fourth brother Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu or P. Sara was Rubber and Tea Controller during the Second World War. He served as president of the Ceylon Cricket Association for about 14 years and the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, also known as the P Sara Oval or Colombo Oval, was named after him.〔Manicasothy Saravanamuttu, The Sara Saga, Areca Books, 2010, p. 4〕
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