List of mayors of Jaffna explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Jaffna
Native Name:யாழ்ப்பாண முதல்வர்
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:December 2022
Style:The Honourable
Member Of:Jaffna Municipal Council
Constituting Instrument:Local Government Ordinance No. 11 of 1920
Formation:1 January 1923
First:A. Canagaratnam
Deputy:Thurairajah Eesan

The Mayor of Jaffna is the head of the Jaffna Municipal Council, the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The seat is currently vacant.

Mayors and chairmen

Mayors and chairmen
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References

. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. 1997. S. Arumugam.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Stamp to honour Cathiravelu Sittampalam. 27 March 2018. Daily News. 26 February 2004. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  2. News: Gentleman par excellence. 27 March 2018. The Sunday Leader. 24 August 2008.
  3. News: Thurairajah . V. S.. Jaffna Library rises from its ruins. 27 March 2018. Daily News. 12 December 2002. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  4. News: Palakidnar. Ananth. No shoes please. 27 March 2018. Sunday Observer. 5 December 2004. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  5. News: Former Mayor of Jaffna passes away. 27 March 2018. TamilNet. 9 May 2008.
  6. News: Pethiyagoda. A. C. B.. Train Travel to Jaffna in the mid-1950s. 27 March 2018. The Island. 19 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  7. News: Masked gunmen kill Jaffna Mayor Shot dead outside temple. 27 March 2018. Daily News. 26 May 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  8. News: Rajakarunanayake. Lucien. Spotlight on Rudrakumaran and Channel 4. 27 March 2018. The Island. 11 January 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  9. News: Padmasiri. Jayashika. Phoenix from the Ashes. Ceylon Today. 27 May 2012. Colombo, Sri Lanka. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217153351/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/64-6989-news-detail-phoenix-from-the-ashes.html. 17 February 2015.
  10. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020622185747/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB16Df06.html. unfit. 2002-06-22. Chapter 27: Horsewhip Amirthalingham.
  11. News: Suryanarayana. P. S.. Pacification efforts in peril. 27 March 2018. Frontline. 6 June 1998. 15. 12. Chennai, India.
  12. News: Jaffna Mayor Killed in Ambush at Home. 27 March 2018. Los Angeles Times. 18 May 1998. Los Angeles, U.S.A..
  13. News: Jaffna Mayor's killing claimed. 27 March 2018. TamilNet. 18 May 1998.
  14. News: Sri Lanka bomb kills Jaffna mayor. 27 March 2018. BBC News. 11 September 1998. London, U.K..
  15. News: Jaffna Mayor succumbs to injuries. 27 March 2018. TamilNet. 11 September 1998.
  16. News: Sri Lankan MP killed in Colombo. 27 March 2018. BBC News. 10 November 2006. London, U.K..
  17. News: Tamil Parliamentarian Raviraj assassinated in Colombo. 27 March 2018. TamilNet. 10 November 2006.
  18. News: Reddy. B. Muralidhar. Tamil lawmaker’s killer detained, injured in retaliatory firing. 27 March 2018. The Hindu. 2 January 2008. Chennai, India.
  19. News: Sangaree readies to contest in Jaffna. 27 March 2018. TamilNet. 21 February 2004.
  20. News: University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) Bulletin: The Worm Turns and Elections Where the People Will Not Count Effect on choice of candidates before the People. 27 March 2018. The Island. 12 March 2004. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  21. News: Long range vision on the LTTE. 27 March 2018. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 March 2003. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  22. News: Patkunam Yogeswary appointed Mayor of JMC. 27 March 2018. TamilNet. 11 August 2009.
  23. News: Jaffna Mayor's visit to New Delhi. 27 March 2018. Ceylon Today. 31 May 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224349/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/69-65195-news-detail-jaffna-mayors-visit-to-new-delhi.html. 23 September 2015.
  24. News: Palakidnar. Ananth. Light at the end of the tunnel for Jaffna - Mayoress. 27 March 2018. Sunday Observer. 4 October 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  25. News: TNA captures Jaffna Municipal Council - Arnold takes over as Mayor of Jaffna. 27 March 2018. Tamil Diplomat. 27 March 2018.
  26. News: TNA's Emmanuel Arnold elected as Jaffna Mayor. 26 March 2018. Tamil Guardian. 26 March 2018.
  27. News: Eemmanuel Arnold swears in as new mayor of Jaffna. 26 March 2018. Hiru News. 26 March 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  28. News: New Mayor for Jaffna. 9 April 2021. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 31 December 2020.