Subramaniam was born around 1870.[1] He was the son of Mylvaganam Mudaliyar, a wealthy coconut estate owner from Sambativu near Trincomalee in eastern Ceylon.[1]
Subramaniam had three sons - Alagrajah, Tharmarajah and Manickarajah.[1]
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