Nimalan Soundaranayagam
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| Honourable Nimalan Soundaranayagam MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Batticaloa District | |
| In office 2000–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1950 |
| Died | 7 November 2000 (aged 50) Kiran, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Ashley Nimalan Soundaranayagam (6 November 1950 – 7 November 2000) was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament.
Soundaranayagam was born on 6 November 1950.[1] He was a school principal.[2]
Soundaranayagam contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil United Liberation Front's candidates in Batticaloa District but failed to get elected.[3][4] He contested again at the 2000 parliamentary election and this time was elected to Parliament.[5]
Soundaranayagam was assassinated on 7 November 2000 in Kiran.[2][6] The assassination was blamed on Karuna Amman, the Eastern Regional Commander for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Soundranayagam, Ashley Nimalanayagam". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Batticaloa MP shot dead". TamilNet. 7 November 2000.
- ↑ Sivaram, Taraki (16 June 1996). "PA's new bank". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "General Election 2000 Preferences". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ Subramanian, Nirupama (8 November 2000). "TULF MP shot". The Hindu.
- ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Special Report No 17 - Rewarding Tyranny: Undermining the Democratic Potential for Peace". University Teachers for Human Rights. 7 October 2003.
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