Rev. Kantharatnam Shanthikumar shortly after he won the nomination. (Picture by Shanthikumar campaign)
Rev. Kantharatnam Shanthikumar, former Tamil Union cricketer who played for Canada, and Bahrain won the nomination to represent the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in the next federal election.
Shanthikumar is an old boy of Jaffna Central College who later moved to Madras Christian College. He graduated from the Masters Seminary of Toronto with a Bachelor of Theology degree. He has been a pastor at Tamil churches since 1995.
His deep passion for cricket was passed on to the next generation when he opened his cricket academy in Canada. Many national players in Canada were groomed by his academy.
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