P. Ariyanethiran

Honourable
 P. Ariyanethiran
MP
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Batticaloa District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by Kingsley Rasanayagam
Personal details
Political party Tamil National Alliance
Residence C18 Housing Scheme for MPP Madiwela, Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Religion Hindu
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran (Tamil: பாக்கியசெல்வம் அரியநேத்திரன்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.

Political career

Ariyanethiran was trustee of Kokkatticholai Sivan Temple and editor of Thamil Alai (Tamil wave), a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam newspaper.[1] He was selected by the Tamil Tigers as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District at the 2004 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming fifth amongst the TNA candidates.[2] However, Ariyanethiran entered Parliament in May 2004 following the resignation of Kingsley Rasanayagam.[3] It has been alleged that the Tamil Tigers abducted and forced Rasanayagam to resign to make way for Ariyanethiran.[4] Ariyanethiran was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election.[5]

References

  1. ^ D. B. S. Jeyaraj (24 October 2004). "The killing of Kingsley Rasanayagam". The Sunday Leader. http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20041024/issues.htm. 
  2. ^ "General Election 2004 Preferences". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Preference2004GE.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Parliament meets Tuesday, one SLMC MP crosses over to govt. bench". TamilNet. 18 May 2004. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=12026. 
  4. ^ D. B. S. Jeyaraj (3 April 2010). "TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE ENTERS CRITICAL THIRD PHASE -2". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). http://print.dailymirror.lk/opinion1/7441.html. 
  5. ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Batticaloa Preferences". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Batticaloa_pref_GE2010.pdf.