ANNEX A
List of Tamil Politicians Assassinated by the LTTE
Date
27/07/1975
Location
Jaffna
Name
Mr. ALFRED DURAIAPPA - MP and Mayor of JAFFNA.
02/10/1980
Kilinochchi
Mr. SUBRAMANIAM - UNP organiser for KILINOCHCHI.
24/05/1981
Batticaloa
Dr. THIYAGARAJAH - UNP Candidate for District Development Council (DDC) elections, 1981.
15/11/1982
Jaffna
Mr. VALLIPURAM THAMBIPILLAI- UNP organiser for PUNNALAIKADDUVAN.
19/01/1983
Vavuniya
Mr. K.T. PULLENDRAN- Ex-MP/UNP organiser for VAVUNlYA.
29/04/1983
Jaffna
Mr. K. V. RATHNASINGHAM - UNP Candidate for UC elections - POINT PEDRO.
30/04/1983
Jaffna
Mr. S. S. MUTTIAH - 1st Candidate for UC elections, CHAVAKACHCHERI. (retd PWD).
04/06/1983
Jaffna
Mr. SlNNATHAMBI THILAGAR - UNP, Candidate for Local Govt. elections, 1983.
12/08/1983
Jaffna
Mr. AG RAJASOORIYAR - UNP Chief Organiser for JAFFNA.
01/09/1983
Batticaloa
Mr. MALA RAMACHANDRAN - UNP Member of Municipal Council.
01/09/1985
Jaffna
Mr. K. THURAIRA THINAM - TULF MP for POINT PEDRO.
03/09/1985
Jaffna
Mr. K. RAJALINGAM - TULF MP for UDUPPIDDI.
03/09/1985
Jaffna
Mr. V. DHARMALINGAM - TULF MP for MANIPAI Father of Mr. D. SIDDHARTHAN (PLOTE leader).
03/09/1985
Jaffna
Mr. K. ALALASUNDARAM - TULF, MP for KOPAY.
ANNEX A
Date
08/03/1988
Location
Jaffna
Name
Mr. S VIJAYANATHAM - Secretary of the Ceylon Communist Party in JAFFNA.
20/03/1988
Batticaloa
Mr. VELUMURUGU - TULF organizer.
25/01/1989
Jaffna
Mr. N K SIVAGNANAM - All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) Candidate.
08/03/1989
Jaffna
Mr. SINNATHAMBI SABANANDAN - Chief organiser of TULF.
13/07/1989
Batticaloa
Mr. SJNNATHAMBI SAMBANDANMOORTHI - Chairman of District Development Council /Chief organizer of
the TULF in Eravur.
13/07/1989
Colombo
Mr. A. AMIRTHALINGAM - MP, Secretary General of the TULF/ a Former Opposition Leader.
13/07/1989
Colombo
Mr. V. YOGESHWARAN - TULF, MP for JAFFNA.
28/01/1990
Trincomalee
Mr. P. GANESHALINGAM - EPRLF, Ex Provincial Council Member.
07/05/1990
Trincomalee
Mr. SAM THAMBIMUTTU - EPRLF MP for BATTIALOA.
19/06/1990
India
Mr. V. K. YOGASANGARI - EPRLF, MP for JAFFNA District.
19/06/1990
India
Mr. PERIYATHAMBY KIRUBAKARAN - Finance Minister of North East Provincial Council.
19/06/1990
India
Mr. KANDASAMY PATHMANABHA - EPRLF leader.
15/07/1990
Ampara
Mr. K KANAGARATNAM - MP for POTTUVIL.
15/07/1994
Batticaloa
Mr. VELEPODI ALAGIAH - TELO, Pradesiya Saba member.
ANNEX A
Date
03/09/1994
Location
Batticaloa
Name
Mr. T. JAYARAJAN - Deputy leader of TELO/Chairman of the Provincial Council in Batticaloa.
31/12/1994
Colombo
Mr. ARUMUGAM CHELLIAH - KARAVAI KANDASAMI - Vice President of DPLF/ Leader of PLOTE.
28/0411995
Colombo
Mr. K. VINODAN - Former SLFP Organiser, JAFFNA.
11/06/1995
Ampara
Mr. PATHMANANDAN - Chairman of Thirukkovil Pradesiya Sabha.
26/10/1995
Batticaloa
Mr. ANTHONY THOMAS - Deputy Mayor (TELO member).
05/07/1997
Trincomalee
Mr. ARUNACHALAM THANGATHURAJ - TULF MP for Trincomalee.
03/10/1997
Jaffna
Mr. S. P. THARMALINGAM - President of SLFP Jaffna office.
16/05/1998
Jaffna
Mrs. SAROJINI YOGESHWARAN - Mayor of MC, Jaffna/ Wife of Mr. V. Yogeshwaran TULF MP for Jaffna who
was killed by the LTTE on 13/07/1989.
15/07/1998
Vavuniya
Mr. SARAVANABAWANANDAN SHANMUGANATHAN@ VASANTHAN - PLOTE, MP for Vavuniya
District.
11/09/1998
Jaffna
Mr. PONNADURAI SIV AP ALAN - TULF/ Mayor of MC, JAFFNA.
26/12/1998
Jaffna
Mr. PONNADURAI MATHIMUGARAJAH- District Secretary of the TULF, Nallur/ The Chairman of the
International M.G. Ramachandran organisation.
04/02/1999
Jaffna
Mr. NADARAJAH SIVARAJH - The Vice Chairmen of Valikamam East Provincial Council and an EPDP member.
04/02/1999
Jaffna
Mr. BANDARI KANDASAMI - EPDP member of Valikamam East Provincial Council.
ANNEX A
Date
05/05/1999
Location
Vavuniya
Name
Mr. VEERAHATHAHY GUNARATHNAM - PLOTE Provincial Council member for Pachchilaipalli.
13/05/1999
Jaffna
Mr. KAILASAPATHI - PLOTE, Pradesiya Saba member of Valikamam East.
29/05/1999
Batticaloa
Mr. MOORTHILINGAM GANESHAMOORTHI - RAZIK Group Leader.
31/05/1999
Jaffna
Mr. THIYAGARAJAH RAJKUMAR - EPDP/Member and Vice Chairman of Provincial Council, Nallur.
16/07/1999
Vavuniya
Mr. BASKARALlNGAM - PLOTE leader in Vavuniya.
16/07/1999
Jaffna
Mr. PIYASENA KARUNARATHNE - Chief Organizer of EPDP.
29/07/1999
Colombo
Dr. NEELAN THIRUCHELVAM - TULF MP (Nationallist)/Constitutional Lawyer.
02/09/1999
Vavuniya
Mr. K. MANICKADASAN - Deputy Leader of PLOTE.
12/10/ 1999
Ampara
Mr. THAMBIRASA VlNAYAGAMOORTHI - VASlKARAN- EPDP Co-ordination Officer.
02/11/1999
Colombo
Mr. NADARAJAH ATHPUTHARAJAH – EDPD, MP/Secretary of the Politbureau of the EPDP/Editor of
"THINAMURUSU" (a Tamil tabloid paper).
05/01/2000
Colombo
Mr. KUMAR PONNAMBALAM - General Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC)/ leading lawyer.
13/01/2000
Jaffna
Mr. VADIVELU WIJAYARATHNAM - UC Chairman, Point Pedro.
02/03/2000
Jaffna
Mr. ANTON SIVALINGAM - EPDP/Member of Municipal Council, Jaffna.
07/06/2000
Batticaloa
Mr. KANAPATHIPILLAl NAVARATHNA RAJAH - TELO, member of Pradesiya Saba, Arapathi, Batticaloa.
ANNEX A
Date
10/09/2000
Location
Ampara
Name
Mr. R. J. PERIMANAYAGAM - PA Candidate for Batticaloa – General Election 2000.
07/11/2000
Batticaloa
Mr. ASHLEY NIMALANAYAGAM SAUNDRANAYAGAM - TULF MP for Batticaloa.
17/11/2001
Batticaloa
Mr. SINNATHAMBY RAJKUMAR - UNP Candidate for Batticaloa district General election 2001.
18/04/2003
Ampara
Mr. MARIYAMUTIU RAJALINGAM - JEGADEESAN of the Chairman of the Alayadivembu Pradeshiya Sabha.
(member of EPDP).
03/05/2003
Jaffna
Mr. DHARMARAJAH JEYARASA - EPDP, Former Chairman of the Neiliady S Pradeshiya Sabha.
01/06/2003
Batticaloa
Mr. KALIRAJAH RAMANAN - Former member of the Batticaloa Municipal Council and Former TELO member.
14/06/2003
Jaffna
Mr. SUBADDIRAN - ROBERT, Deputy Leader of PLOTE.
16/06/2003
Batticaloa
PONNIAH RAMACHANRAN - PRATHAB, Candidate Contesting the Local Govt. Election for the BATTICALOA
Urban Council.
01/03/2004
Batticaloa
Mr. SINNATHAMBI SUNDARAMPILLAI - UNP candidate for the Batticaloa District at the General Election
2004.
30/03/2004
Batticaloa
Mr. RAJAN SATHYAMOORTHY - TNA candidate for Batticaloa District.
21/07/2004
Batticaloa
Mr. RAVINDRAN VELAUDAN - KAMALAN- the Chairman of the Alayadivembo ~ Pradeshiya Sabha. (Member
of EPDP).
16/08/2004
Colombo
Mr. BALRAJ NADARAJAH AIYAR - ILEIYAVAN, the EPDP Tamil media spokesman/an EPDP candidate for the
Jaffna District at the General Election 2004 and a Senior journalist.
10/09/2004
Trincomalee
Mr. ATHMALINGAM RAMANI - PANDIYAN, the Deputy Organiser of the EPDP for TRINCOMALEE.
ANNEX A
Date
11/09/2004
Location
Jaffna
Name
Mr. MAYAN CHANDRA MOHAN - ARULDAS - an EPDP member, (Ex - member of KYTS ATCHUVELI
Pradeshiya Sabha).
18/09/2004
Puttalam
Mr. THAMBITHURAl SIVAKUMAR - BAWAN, the EPDP leader of THILLADI, JFN. (An EPDP candidate for
the JAFFNA District Parliamentary Election 2004).
27/09/2004
Jaffna
Mr. VALLISUNDARAM - a former member of the VALIKAMAM NORTH: Pradeshiya Saba (from 1998-2002)
and a member of the EPRLF (Vardaraja Perumal group).
19/10/2004
Batticaloa
Mr. KINGSLY RAJANAYAGAM - a former TNA MP for Batticaloa.
28/04/2005
Batticaloa
Mr MURUGESU WARDARAJA, EPRLF - a member of PORATHIVU Pradeshiya. Sabha (Former EPRLF deputy
leader in BATTICALOA).
25/05/2005
Trincomalee
Mr. PERIYAPUDI SOORIYAMOORTHI - Former Mayor of TRINCOMALEE (A TELO member).
12/08/2005
Colombo
Hon. Minister LAKSHMAN KADIRAGAMAR - Minister of Foreign Affairs.
28/11/2007
Colombo
Mr. STEPHEN PEIRIS - MP DOUGALS DEVANANDA's Secretary Coordinator.
01/01/2008
Colombo
Mr. T. MAHESWARAN - a former Minister of UNF government.
06/04/2008
Gampaha
Hon. Minster JEYARAJ FERNANDOPULLE - Minister of Highways & Road Development and Chief Government
Whip.
13/05/2008
Jaffna
Miss MAHESHVARI VELAUTHAM - MP DOUGALS DEVANANDA's Adviser.
02/06/2008
Batticaloa
Mr. PUSHPANADAN AIYATHURE - Vice Chairman of KALUTHAVALI Pradeshiya Sabha.
06/10/2008
Anuradhapura
Dr. RAJA JOHNPULLE - Organizer of ANURADHAPURA District.
ANNEX A
Date
11/10/2008
Location
Vavuniya
Name
Mr. T.M TAVACHELVAM - UNP organizer, Vavuniya.
Source: Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis: July 2006 – May 2009 (July 2011) at pp. 88 – 92.