| Honorific Prefix: | Colonel |
| Raju | |
| Native Name: | கேணல் ராயூ |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Birth Name: | A. Neminathan |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1961 |
| Death Place: | Malaysia |
| Other Names: | Kannan, Kuyilan |
| Years Active: | 1983 - 2002 |
| Organization: | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Ambalavanar Neminathan (Tamil: அம்பலவாணர் நேமிநாதன் Ampalavāṇar Nēminātaṉ; 30 May 1961 - 25 August 2002; commonly known by the nom de guerre Raju) was a leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Neminathan was born on May 30, 1961. He was from Erlalai South, near Chunnakam, Jaffna District.[1]
Neminathan joined the LTTE after the Black July riots of 1983, taking on the nom de guerre Raju.[1] Raju served as the head of the LTTE's Engineering Corps.[1] He was said to be close to LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran.[1] [2] He was special commander of the Leopard Commandos, an infantry unit, and chief technical officer in the Kittu Regiment, the LTTE's artillery unit which Raju helped create.[1] [2] [3] Raju was the target of a number of covert assassination attempts by the Sri Lankan military.[3]
After developing cancer, Raju was taken from Vanni to Malaysia by boat.[3] He died on August 25, 2002, in Malaysia.[1] [2] [3] He was posthumously promoted to Colonel.