Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru

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Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru (died February 7, 2005) was a founder member of the NESHOR and he was also a former Member of Parliament of the pro LTTE Tamil National Alliance in the Sri Lankan Parliament elected from Amparai in Eastern Sri Lanka.His father Ariyanayagam was also a member of the Sri Lankan parliament in 1960 from Amparai.

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[edit] Background

Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru worked in Kalpitiya as a Sri Lankan Government employee in the fisheries department.Later he joined the Merchant navy.He was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and detained in the Boosa Detention camp for a year.He was native of Thirukkovil near Batticaloa.[1]

[edit] Incident

Sri Lankan Conflict
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Sri Lanka • History of Sri Lanka
Origins of the Civil War
Origins of the Civil War
Black July • Riots and pogroms
Human rights • Allegations of state terror
Tamil militant groups
LTTE
LTTE • Attacks • Expulsion of Muslims from Jaffna
Current major figures
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Karuna Amman
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sarath Fonseka
Indian Involvement
Operation Poomalai
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Indian Peace Keeping Force
Rajiv Gandhi • RAW
See also
Military of Sri Lanka
TMVP • EPDP
Notable assassinations • Child soldiers
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He was killed along with Mr. E Kousalyan, political head of Batticaloa-Amparai district of the (LTTE) in an ambush Polonnaruwa near Batticaloa by the Karuna Paramilitary .The LTTE cadres were unarmed and the Sri Lankan army spokesman condemned the incident.According to the government press relaese

"While these killings are a violation of the Ceasefire Agreement, their timing is also clearly calculated to disrupt the positive post-tsunami atmosphere of increasing co-operation between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE on humanitarian issues. The Government calls on all concerned to prevent further violations of the ceasefire gravely risking a return to conflict and instead, to support the peace process and move ahead."[2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru, ex-Tamil National Alliance MP for Amparai district, murdered
  2. ^ Killing raises Sri Lanka war fear
  3. ^ Tamil tigers ambushed
  4. ^ Sri Lanka hard-line sinhala military brutal terror
  5. ^ http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org/peace2005/Insidepage/PressRelease/GOSLreleases/MediaRel080205.asp Government condemns killing]
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