Son of Kanapathipillai Thambirajan (C. T. Rajah), Retired Chief Clerk, Neuchated Estate, Neboda, Kalutara; Theebakanthi of Manipay, Jaffna; old boy of Manipay Hindu College, Jaffna, successfully completed his London Matriculation Examination with First Class grading, and joined the Department of Post and Telecommunication as Assistant Postmaster, owing to personal reasons.