Alfred Duraiappah
Mayor of Jaffna | |
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In office 15 February 1970 – 27 July 1975 | |
Preceded by | S. Nagarajah |
Succeeded by | R. Viswanathan |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 June 1926 |
Died | 27 July 1975 Ceylon Law College | (aged 49)
Profession | Proctor |
Alfred Thangarajah Duraiappah (15 June 1926 – 27 July 1975) was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as
Early life and education
Duraiappah was born on 15 June 1926.
Political career
Duraiappah entered local government politics in 1952 having been elected to Jaffna Municipal Council and was became its deputy mayor in 1958.
Assassination
On 27 July 1975, Duraiappah who had returned from Brunei where his wife was the Chief Medical Officer,
Some members of his family believed that Posts and Telecommunications Minister Kumarasuriar, Duraiappah's political rival, was behind the assassination.
The Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna was named after him.[27]
Family
Duraiappah married Dr Parameswary, daughter of Cumaraswamy.[1] They had a daughter Rochana (Eesha).[1] Duraiappah was a Christian.[28]
Duraiappah's nephew Nishan Duraiappah is the chief of Peel Regional Police in Ontario, Canada.[29][30]
See also
Further reading
- T. Ramakrishnan (18 June 2016). "Duraiappah, the first political victim of militants in North". The Hindu.
- ISBN 9789559447047.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 50–51.
- ^ "Directory of Past Members: Durayappah, Alfred Thangarajah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "Masked gunmen kill Jaffna Mayor Shot dead & assassinated outside temple". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Masked gunmen kill Jaffna Mayor Shot dead outside temple". Daily News. 28 July 1975. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Past Mayors". Jaffna Municipal Council. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Acrimony at inaugural JMC meeting". TamilNet. 24 April 1998.
- ^ a b c Sabaratnam, T. "Chapter 3: The Unexpected Explosion". Pirapaharan. Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
- ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
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- ISBN 978-81-321-0222-9.
- ^ "Colombo remembers Alfred Duraiappa, setting hands of the clock backwards". TamilNet. 30 July 2009.
- ^ "Colombo remembers Alfred Duraiappa, setting hands of the clock backwards". Tamilnet. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b Perera, Janaka. "Duraiappah's murder: Turning point in conflict". Daily News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Now Daya Master in Alfi's party!". Ceylon Today. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ^ Nakkawita, Wijitha (15 February 2009). "Prabhakaran's victims: From Alfred Duraiappah to babes at Visuamadu". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (13 October 2010). "Who could have shot Duraiappah at Varadaraja Perumal temple, Ponnalai?". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Perera, Janaka (26 July 2008). "Mayor's murder at Vishnu temple". Asian Tribune.
- ISBN 978-955-9447-04-7.
- ^ Sabaratnam, T. "Chpaper 8: First Military Operation". Pirapaharan. Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
- ^ "27 July 1975". Peace and Conflict Timeline. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ^ Athas, Iqbal (1 August 1999). "The Situation Report". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 25: War or peace?". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Renovated Jaffna Stadium opened". TamilNet. 2 March 1998.
- ^ Palakidnar, Ananth (4 October 2013). "Varatharaja Perumal Kovil robbed". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Deputy Chief of Police of Halton Regional Police Service, Canada". Kingston Upon Thames, U.K.: Tamil Information Centre. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Halton Police Deputy Chief Nishan Duraiappah Receives Order of Merit". The Times of Sri Lanka. Toronto, Canada. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.