He was born Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam on April 6, 1955 in the town of Kankesanthurai in the Jaffna District of Ceylon.
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He was one the ACTC's candidates for Jaffna District at the 2000 parliamentary election.
At the April 2004 parliamentary election Cyril was a candidate in Jaffna District but failed to get elected.