S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician)

For the Indian politician, see S. Shanmuganathan.

Honourable S. Shanmuganathan MP
Member of Parliament for Vanni District
In office 1994–1998
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-16)16 May 1960
Died	15 July 1998(1998-07-15) (aged 38)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Democratic People's Liberation Front
Other political affiliations	People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil

Sarawanabavanandan Shanmuganathan (16 May 1960 – 15 July 1998; known as Vasanthan) was a Sri Lankan Tamil militant, politician and Member of Parliament.

Shanmuganathan was born on 16 May 1960.[1] He was a Hindu.[1] He was a senior member of the militant People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, serving as its commander in Vavuniya.[2]

Shanmuganathan was member of Vavuniya Urban Council.[3] He contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.[4]

Shanmuganathan was killed by a claymore mine in Irambaikkulam, Vavuniya District on 15 July 1998.[3][5] The assassination was blamed on the rival rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[6][7] However, the pro-LTTE TamilNet claimed that Shanmuganathan had been the victim of an internal conflict within the PLOTE.[8]

References

1. "Shanmuganathan, Saravanabhavanadan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Ferdinando, Shamindra (4 March 2013). "Eelam War II: LTTE in command – Part 112". The Island (Sri Lanka).
3. "Vavuniya MP killed". TamilNet. 15 July 1998.
4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
5. Athas, Iqbal (19 July 1998). "The Situation Report: Sauce for the State media is no sauce for us". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
6. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
7. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (11 September 1999). "Who killed Manickathasan?". Frontline. 16 (19).
8. "Vavuniya MP's funeral held". TamilNet. 19 July 1998.