Complex sentence: He studied at the Tamil Maha Vidyalayam in Vanni, and later as a boarding student at Hartley College in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka between 1959 and 1969, where he lived in Thamotheram House was an accomplished sportsman and represented the college in cricket and football.
Split into simpler sentences: He studied at the Tamil Maha Vidyalayam in Vanni and later as a boarding student at Hartley College in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka between 1959 and 1969. While there, he lived in Thamotheram House, and proved himself a talented sportsman, representing the college in cricket and football.