Sarawanabavanandan Shanmuganathan (16 May 1960 – 15 July 1998; known as Vasanthan) was a Sri Lankan Tamil militant, politician and Member of Parliament.
S. Shanmuganathan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vanni District | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1960 |
| Died | 15 July 1998 (aged 38) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Democratic People's Liberation Front |
| Other political affiliations | People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Shanmuganathan was born on 16 May 1960.[1] He was a Hindu.[1] He was a senior member of the militant People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, serving as its commander in Vavuniya.[2]
Shanmuganathan was member of Vavuniya Urban Council.[3] He contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.[4]
Shanmuganathan was killed by a claymore mine in Irambaikkulam, Vavuniya District on 15 July 1998.[3][5] The assassination was blamed on the rival rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[6][7] However, the pro-LTTE TamilNet claimed that Shanmuganathan had been the victim of an internal conflict within the PLOTE.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shanmuganathan, Saravanabhavanadan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (4 March 2013). "Eelam War II: LTTE in command – Part 112". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ a b "Vavuniya MP killed". TamilNet. 15 July 1998.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Athas, Iqbal (19 July 1998). "The Situation Report: Sauce for the State media is no sauce for us". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (11 September 1999). "Who killed Manickathasan?". Frontline. 16 (19).
- ^ "Vavuniya MP's funeral held". TamilNet. 19 July 1998.
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