Kiddinan Sivanesan
MP | |
|---|---|
கி. சிவநேசன் | |
| Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1957 |
| Died | 6 March 2008 (aged 51) Maankulam, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Tamil National Alliance |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Kiddinan Sivanesan (
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament. He was killed by a roadside bomb alleged to have been placed by the Sri Lanka Army's Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Deep Penetration Unit).[1]
Early life
Sivanesan was born on 21 January 1957 and spent his early life in
A9 highway
was closed. Between 1996 and 2004 he was general manager of Northern Region Palm Development Co-op Society.
Political career
At the
Parliament.[2]
Assassination
On 6 March 2008 Sivanesan was travelling north along the
claymore mines exploded in a row. Sivanesan's driver Periyannan Maheswararajah was killed on the spot.[3]
Sivanesan was taken to Maankulam hospital but died of his injuries.
The Tamil National Alliance immediately blamed the Sri Lankan government security forces for the assassination.[4] They claimed that Sri Lankan Army's Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol had carried out the attack.[5] Sivanesan had alleged that he had been harassed by Sri Lankan Army earlier.[6] His vehicle had previously been targeted by claymore mines in 2007.[7] The Army has denied the allegation.
On 7 March 2008 the Tamil Tigers conferred the title Maamanithar (great human being) on Sivanesan.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Tamil MP is killed in Sri Lanka". BBC News. 6 March 2008.
- ^ "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Jaffna TNA MP Sivanesan killed in DPU Claymore attack". TamilNet. 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Tamil MP killed, Sri Lanka under fire over rights 'nightmare'". AFP. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ Pro-rebel lawmaker among two killed in Lanka blast
- ^ K. Sivanesan
- ^ "TNA condemns Sivanesan killing". TamilNet. 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Sivanesan". TamilNet. 7 March 2008.