Kanthiah Vaithianathan
Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan KBE CCS was a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician, Member of the Senate and government minister.Career
Vaithianathan he had a long career in the Ceylon Civil Service. In 1947 he became the first Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence of independent Ceylon.
In 1952 Vaithianathan was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon and made Minister of Housing and Social Services. In 1953 he was also given the Industries portfolio following the resignation of G. G. Ponnambalam, Minister of Industries and Fisheries.Family
His son Mahen Vaithianathan was one of the first diplomats of the Ceylon Overseas Service.
