Present President

Edwin Francis – President
Edwin comes from a family of ardent TPCA supporters and was first introduced to TPCA at a young age of four by his paternal Grandfather, Mr.M. Saminathan.  

Mr. M. Saminathan who was the President of the Club (circa 1960 – 1962) use to bring his young grandson to watch the evening games played at TPCA’s Princes Road stadium.

Edwin’s father, Mr. Francis Saminathan was the Captain of the Table Tennis section, was instrumental in introducing Edwin to this sport.  By the age of eleven, Edwin represented TPCA in table-tennis at the annual TPCA-CSC Games and also later represented TPCA in cricket at the series.

In 1997, Edwin was invited to General Committee and also elected as the captain of the table-tennis section.

Edwin served as a General Committee member from the years of 1997 to 2011 before becoming the Vice-President from 2011 to April 2014. He was also the Organising Chairperson for the Grand Centenary Celebrations in 2014.

Edwin was elected as the 17th President of TPCA in April 2014.

Just like his predecessor, Edwin’s aim and vision is to see TPCA once again have a sports facility and club house for members to participate in both sports and social activities.