Kaneshalingam Saththiyawathi

Name: Kaneshalingam Saththiyawathi

Political Party: Tamil National Alliance

Year she joined the party: 2006

Age: 43

District: Trincomalee

Positions held: President of the Women’s Society.

Member of the Sarvodaya Group

Member of the School Development Society

Activities: Involved in solving issues at the village level by referring to appropriate sectors.

She has participated in the ‘Leadership’ and ‘Gender Equality’ training programme conducted by Viluthu and Women and Politics conducted by NDI.

She says, “In the present context women will definitely win if they contest”