Kandiah Ulaganathan | |
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Born | Kandiah Ulaganathan 1966 |
Died | May 21, 2006 Vavunathivu, Sri Lanka |
Other names | Colonel Ramanan |
Occupation | Militant leader of Tamil Tigers |
Political party | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Kandiah Ulaganathan, also known as Colonel Ramanan,[1][2] was a senior commander of the Tamil Tigers, and was the number two in the Tamil Tiger military wing and its chief intelligence operative in the eastern region [3][4]. He was from Palukamam, Batticalo District, Sri Lanka.
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Ulganathan was born in 1966 in Palugaamam to a family of farmers. He studied at the Kandumani Maha Vidyalam. He joined the LTTE in 1986, a year before his brother joined. His brother was killed in a skirmish with the IPKF in 1987.[5]
Colonel Ramanan was killed by a sniper along Vavunathivu forward defence line on 21 May 2006[6]. Tamilnet claimed the sniper was connected to the Sri Lankan Army[7], while military forces claimed[8] was ambushed by members of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal. They allegedly ambushed him as he was riding a motorcycle. They attempted to detonate a mine, which failed, leading to his demise at the hand of gunshots[9].