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Tamil assassinated by LTTE (1975 – 2006)political Leaders
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Designation
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Date Assassinated
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Joseph Pararajasingham
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP, Batticaloa
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25 December 2005
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Lakshman Kadirgamar
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Foreign Affairs Minister
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12 August 2005
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Cheliyan Perimpanayakam
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Peoples Alliance Candidate & Former Mayor, Batticoloa
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10 September 2000
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Marias Anton Aka David
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Peoples's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) leader, Mannar
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10 December 1999
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Atputharajah Nadarajah, Alias Ramesh
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Eelam Peoples's Democratic Party (EPDP) leader
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02 November 1999
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Nagalingam Manikkadasan
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Military wing leader, PLOTE
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02 September 1999
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Neelan Thiruchelvam
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MP and TULF leader
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29 July 1999
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Muthulingam Ganesh Kumar a.k.a Razeek
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Leader, Razeek group, Batticaloa
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29 May 1999
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Ponnuyhurai Sivapalan
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Jaffna Mayor, succeeded Yogeswaran
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11 September 1998
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S. Shanmuganadan
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MP
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15 July 1998
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Ms. Sarojini Yogeswaran
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Jaffna Mayor
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17 May 1998
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Arunachalam Thangathurai
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MP, Trincomalee
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05 July 1997
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Thomas Anton
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Deputy Mayor, Batticaloa
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26 October 1995
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Karavai Kandamasamy
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Deputy Chairman, Democratic Peoples's Liberation Front
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31 December 1994
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K Kanagaratnam
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MP, Eastern Province
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15 July 1990
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K Padmanabha
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General Secretary, Eelam Peoples Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF)
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19 June 1990
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V Yogasankari
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MP, Jaffna
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19 June 1990
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P. Kirubakaran
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Finance Minister, North East Provincial Council
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19 June 1990
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Sam Tambimuttu
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MP, Batticaloa
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07 May 1990
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T. Ganeshalingam
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Minister, North East Provincial Council
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28 June 1990
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A. Amirithalingam
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General Secretary, TULF
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13 July 1989
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V. Yogeswaran
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Former MP, Jaffna
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13 July 1989
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Sri Sabarathnam
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TELO Leader
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06 May 1986
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K. Alalasunderam
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MP, Kopay
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03 September 1985
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V. Dharmalingam
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MP, Manipay
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03 September 1985
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A. Thiyagarajah
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MP, Vaddukoddai
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25 May 1981
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Alfred Duraiyapah
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Former Mayor, Jaffna
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27 July 1975
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| Assassination by LTTE since Ceasefire Agreement
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Prominent Tamil political leaders
assassinated by LTTE since the Ceasefire
Agreement
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Date and Place of the Assassination
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Name of the Political Leader
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December 21, 2002 - Batticaloa
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Poopalapillai Alaguthurai - Porathivu Pradeshiya Sabha member
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April 18, 2003 - Batticaloa
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Marimuththu Rajalingam - Chairman of the Aalaiyadivembu Pradheshiya Sabha
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June 13, 2003 - Jaffna
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Kandiah Subathiran - Former member of the dissolved Jaffna Municipal Council
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March 01, 2004 - Batticaloa
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S. Sunderampilli - UNF candidate for Batticaloa district
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March 01, 2004 - Batticaloa
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Ponniah Yogendran
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March 30, 2004 - Batticaloa
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Rajan Sathiyamoorthy - TNA candidate for Batticaloa district
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July 21, 2004 - Batticaloa
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Velayutham Raveendran - Amparai District, Organiser
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July 31, 2004 - Colombo
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Kandiah Yogarasa
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August 10, 2004 - Trincomalee
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Athmalingam Ramani - Deputy Organiser
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August 11, 2004 - Batticaloa
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Seniththamby Yogarajan
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August 16, 2004 - Colombo
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K Balanadarajah
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September 11, 2004 - Jaffna
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Maivan Chandramohan - Chairman of the Achchuweli Pradeshiya Sabha
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September 18, 2004 - Colombo
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Thambithurai Sivakumar
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September 23, 2004 - Colombo
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Somasundaram Varnakulasingham - Central Committee member
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September 27, 2004 - Jaffna
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Valli Sundaram
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October 19, 2004 - Batticaloa
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Kingsley Rajanayagam
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August 12, 2005 - Colombo
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Lakshman Kadiragamar - Foreign Affairs Minister
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December 25, 2005 - Batticaloa
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Joseph Pararajasingham - Member of Parliament
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