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Services to Tamil community
Dr Sivagnanaratanam (Ram)
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SriRamaratnam was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for services to the Tamil community in the King’s Birthday honours. He has contributed to the Tamil community in New Zealand since migrating in 1986.
Dr SriRamaratnam served as Secretary and President of the Wellington Tamil Society be- tween 1990 and 2009. The society aims to foster the advancement of Tamil culture, language, literature and provide a sense of community.
As President of the Wellington Tamil Society, he established the Lower Hutt branch in 1997, which is now the main centre for Tamil education in Wellington.
He has participated in a Tamil language broadcast on Access
