Uma Maheswaran
Uma Maheswaran | |
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உமாமகேசுவரன் | |
Born | K. Nallainathan 18 February 1945 |
Died | 16 July 1989 | (aged 44)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Other names | Mukundan |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Years active | 1977–1989 |
Organization(s) | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (1977–1980) People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (1980–1989) |
Kadirgamapillai (Kathirkamar) Nallainathan (
Early life
Maheswaran was born on 18 February 1945 and was from Varuthalaivilan near Tellippalai in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2] He worked for the government as a surveyor.[2][3][4]
LTTE
Maheswaran joined the militant
Maheswaran fell out with Prabhakaran and left the organisation in 1980.[11]
PLOTE
After leaving the LTTE, Maheswaran founded his own militant group, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE).[12]
On the night of 19 May 1982, Maheswaran and fellow PLOTE members Jotheeswaran and Sivaneswaran (Nirnajan) were involved in a
Maheswaran's actions eventually led to divisions within the PLOTE, resulting in a number of defections and splinter groups to be formed, including the Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF). Maheswaran was known to deal with dissent very harshly, and is alleged to have carried out 38 murders.[3]
Maheswaran was involved in the failed
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- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 27: Horsewhip Amirthalingham". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 22 June 2002.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Uma Maheswaran Sentenced to 15 Years" (PDF). Tamil Times. I (9): 3. June 1982.
- ^ Sambandan, V. S. (14 November 2002). "LTTE chief faces arrest?". The Hindu.
- ^ a b Asokan, N. (26 February 2012). "The Failed Coup". The Sunday Indian.
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- ^ "1982 shooting: case against LTTE leader Prabhakaran dropped". The Hindu. 24 November 2012.
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- ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (3 February 2013). "Premadasa's plan goes awry as JVP opens up new front". The Island.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 36: Indians rule the roost". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 27 April 2002.
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- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 39: Amirthalingham eliminated". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 15 May 2002.
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