A. Chandranehru
MP | |
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அ. சந்திரநேரு | |
Member of Parliament for Ampara District | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 October 1944 |
Died | 8 February 2005 Sri Lankan Tamil | (aged 60)
Ariyanayagam Chandranehru (
Early life and family
Chandranehru was born 15 October 1944.[3] He was from Thirukkovil in south-eastern Ceylon.[4] He was named after two leading Indian independence activists admired by his father – Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru.[4]
Chandranehru was the son of K. A. W. Ariyanayagam (Arappor Ariyanayagam), one of the founders of the
Chandranehru's family were protestant Christians and his brother Ruban was a Methodist pastor.[4] Chandranehru's son Chandrakanthan is a former Member of Parliament.[5]
Career
Chandranehru joined the public service, working at the fisheries department in
Chandranehru contested the
Assassination
On the night of 7 February 2005 Chandranehru, along with several members of the
On 12 February 2005 the LTTE conferred the title Maamanithar (great human being) on Chandranehru.[2][21][1]
Electoral history
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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2001 parliamentary[6] | Ampara District | TNA | 26,282 | Elected |
2004 parliamentary[7] | Ampara District | TNA | 25,572 | Not elected |
References
- ^ a b Kamalendran, Chris (13 February 2005). "Army sentry points attacked in day of hartal, high drama". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ a b c d Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (20 February 2005). "Chandranehru: patriot of the east". The Sunday Leader.
- ^ "Directory of Members: Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (13 February 2005). "Chandranehru: Patriotic son of the eastern soil". The Sunday Leader.
- ^ "Chandrakanthan sworn in as TNA national list parliamentarian". TamilNet. 27 September 2006.
- ^ a b "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Nehru, a fearless Human Rights campaigner- NESOHR". TamilNet. 13 February 2005.
- ^ "HR Group meets to finalize Charter". TamilNet. 1 August 2004.
- ^ a b c Kamalendran, Chris (13 February 2005). "'We have been hit by another tsunami'". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ a b c d "Killing raises Sri Lanka war fear". BBC News. 8 February 2005.
- ^ a b c d "Kousalyan killed in ambush". TamilNet. 7 February 2005.
- ^ a b c "Kousalyan's body released after 19-hour delay". TamilNet. 8 February 2005.
- ^ Warnakulasuriya, Asanga (9 February 2005). "Former TULF member injured in ambush dies". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Wounded ex-TNA MP dies". TamilNet. 8 February 2005.
- ^ "Chandra Nehru succumbs to injuries". The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 February 2005.
- ^ "Sri Lankan parliament in uproar amid Tamil MP protest". The Sydney Morning Herald. Associated Press. 10 February 2005.
- ^ Sambandan, V. S. (10 February 2005). "Kousalyan's death rocks Parliament". The Hindu.[dead link]
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ Sambandan, V. S. (11 February 2005). "Tamil National Force claims responsibility for Kousalyan's murder". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Pirapaharan honours slain TNA MP". TamilNet. 12 February 2005.