Maamanithar Explained

Maamanithar or Maamanithan (Tamil: மாமனிதர் Māmaṉitar; great human being or supremely great man) was an honour awarded by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. The honour was usually awarded to civilians posthumously.^[1]

Recipients

• Kasi Ananthan (born 1938), poet.^[2]
• A. Chandranehru (1944–2005), politician; conferred 9 February 2005.^{[3] [4] [5]}
• C. J. Eliezer (1918–2001), academic; conferred 19 October 1997.^[6]
• Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar (died 2007); conferred March 2007.^{[7] [8]}
• Joseph Pararajasingham (1934–2005), politician; conferred 25 December 2005.^{[9] [10]}
• Kumar Ponnambalam (1940–2000), politician; conferred January 2000.^{[3] [11] [12]}
• Nadarajah Raviraj (1962–2006), politician; conferred 10 November 2006.^{[13] [14] [15]}
• V. Satchithananthasivam (Gnanatharan) (died 2006), journalist; conferred January 2006.^[16]
• Kalaignani A. Selvaratnam; conferred 1991.^[17]
• S. Sivamaharajah (1938–2006), politician and publisher; conferred 22 August 2006.^[18]
• K. Sivanesan (1957–2008), politician; conferred 7 March 2008.^{[19] [20] [21]}
• Taraki Sivaram (1959–2005), journalist; conferred 30 April 2005.^{[3] [22] [23]}
• Marusaleen Soosainayagam (Naavannan) (died 2006), poet; conferred 15 April 2007.^{[24] [25]}
• A. Thurairajah (1934–1994), academic.^[3]
• Vanniasingham Vigneswaran (assassinated 2006); conferred April 2006.^{[26] [27] [28]}

External links

• Web site: Mamanithar. Struggle for Tamil Eelam. TamilNation.org.

Notes and References

1. News: Jeyaraj. D. B. S.. Bala Annai was the voice of the Tamil Eelam nation. The Sunday Leader. 17 December 2006.
2. Web site: Mamanithar Kasi Ananthan - Poet Laureate of Tamil Eelam. One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century. TamilNation.org.
3. News: ‘Great man’ award to Tamilnet editor. BBC Sinhala. 1 May 2005.
4. News: Kamalendran. Chris. Army sentry points attacked in day of hartal, high drama. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 February 2005.
5. News: Pirapaharan honours slain TNA MP. TamilNet. 12 February 2005.
6. Web site: Sri Kantha. Sachi. Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918-2001). Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Sachi Sri Kantha. 14 July 2012.
7. News: LTTE confers Maamanithar award on veteran activist. Tamil Guardian. 11 April 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172422/http://www.tamilguardian.com/tg346/p8.pdf. 5 May 2014.
8. News: LTTE confers Maamanithar award to Jeyakumar. TamilNet. 31 March 2007.
9. News: Siege of Jaffna on the cards. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 January 2006.
10. News: LTTE confers "Maamanithar" title to Pararajasingham. TamilNet. 25 December 2005.
11. Web site: Special Report No: 19 – The Curse of Impunity Part II Defiance, Hope and Betrayal – The Times of Sivaram. University Teachers for Human Rights. 9 September 2005.
12. News: 'Mamanithan' award for Ponnambalam. TamilNet. 8 January 2000.
13. News: Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar (Great Humanbeing) award to Raviraj. The Island (Sri Lanka). 12 November 2006.
14. News: Fuard. Asif. He asked "why are you silent"; the next day he was silenced. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 12 November 2006.
15. News: Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Raviraj. TamilNet. 11 November 2006.
16. News: LTTE confers Maamanithar award to stalwart at Niedharsanam. TamilNet. 21 January 2006.
17. News: Honoured curator passes away. Tamil Guardian. 2 January 2001. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505162943/http://www.tamilguardian.com/tg142/news.htm. 5 May 2014.
18. News: LTTE confers Maamanithar award on Sivamaharaja. TamilNet. 24 August 2006.
19. News: Athas. Iqbal. Troops make progress in north, but major battles ahead. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 March 2008. Iqbal Athas.
20. News: Jeyaraj. D. B. S.. Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2008. 5 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220083850/http://www.nation.lk/2008/03/16/newsfe1.htm. 20 February 2014. dead.
21. News: Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Sivanesan. TamilNet. 7 March 2008.
22. Sambandan. V. S.. The end of a dissenter. Frontline. 21 May 2005. 22. 11.
23. News: Pirapaharan confers "Maamanithar" title to Sivaram. TamilNet. 30 April 2005.
24. News: Balachandran. P. K.. LTTE-Lanka battle for Catholic support. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505162923/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/ltte-lanka-battle-for-catholic-support/article1-216085.aspx. dead. 5 May 2014. Hindustan Times. 15 April 2007.
25. News: Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Poet Naavannan. TamilNet. 15 April 2007.
26. News: Ferdinando. Shamindra. Vigneswaran had thanked police for maintaining order – IGP. The Island (Sri Lanka). 10 April 2006.
27. News: Balachandran. P. K.. Canada ban won't hit LTTE materially. Hindustan Times. 11 April 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505174214/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm9/canada-ban-won-t-hit-ltte-materially/article1-85752.aspx. 5 May 2014.
28. News: Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Vigneswaran. TamilNet. 8 April 2006.