List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War explained

During the Sri Lankan Civil War militant groups, paramilitary groups and government security forces were accused of assassinating many public figures on suspicion of being sympathizers or informants, in retaliation for killings and attacks, to eliminate competition from rival groups, or to stifle dissent.[1] The following is a list of notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War, attributed by various self-admissions, NGOs, United Nations agencies, foreign governments, and the state-owned media of Sri Lanka

Background

The Sri Lankan Civil War was in a conflict on the island-nation of Sri Lanka. Between 1983 and 2009 there was an intermittent civil war, predominantly between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist militant organisation who during this time fought for the creation of an independent state named Tamil Eelam in the North and East of the island. The UN has estimated that up to 100,000 people (combatants and civilians) may have been killed during the 26 years of fighting.[2] The civil war has caused significant harm to the population and economy of the country, as well as leading to the ban of the LTTE as a terrorist organisation in 32 countries including the United States, Australia, the countries of the European Union and Canada. The war ended in May 2009 when the Sri Lankan military defeated the LTTE. Numerous human rights violations have been committed by both the Sri Lankan military and the LTTE, including the assassination of individuals by both sides. A majority of the notable figures on this list were members of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka, and in many instances were allegedly assassinated by the LTTE for taking moderate political stances, or for rejecting militant action and attempting to engage in the democratic process in Sri Lanka.

Assassinations

Heads of state and government

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Former Prime Minister of India21 May 1991 Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSuicide bombing LTTE is blamed, but they denied it until 2006. In 2006, LTTE chief negotiator Anton Balasingham said "(Rajiv Gandhi's assassination) is a great tragedy, a monumental historical tragedy for which we deeply regret".[3] [4] [5]
1 May 1993 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Ministers

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Minister of Defence
UNP MP
2 March 1991 Car bomb LTTE is blamed.[10]
Former cabinet minister; DUNF (formerly UNP) MP (Colombo District) 23 April 1993 Kirulapana, ColomboShot President Premadasa was found to be directly responsible for the assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali.[11]
Former cabinet minister; UNP presidential candidate 24 October 1994 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[12] [13]
Former cabinet minister; UNP MP (Colombo District) LTTE is blamed.
Former cabinet minister; former chief minister; former UNP MP (Kurunegala District) LTTE is blamed.
Minister of Industrial Development; SLFP MP (Colombo District) 8 June 2000 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[14]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
SLFP MP (National List)
12 August 2005 Sniper LTTE is blamed by the government and European Union,[15] [16] [17] but the LTTE denied involvement in it.[18]
Nation Building Minister; SLFP MP (Puttalam District) 8 January 2008 Roadside bombing LTTE is blamed.[19]
Minister of Highways & Road Development; SLFP MP (Gampaha District) 6 April 2008 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[20]

Members of Sri Lankan parliament

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
27 July 1975 Shot LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran himself.[21]
UNP (formerly TULF) MP (Pottuvil) 20 April 1980 Shot Shot by Prabhakaran and Uma Maheswaran in 1978, and succumbed to his wounds in 1980.[22]
Former ACTC MP (Vaddukoddai); UNP candidate; former principal, Karainagar Hindu College 24 May 1981 Shot PLOTE and LTTE blamed.[23]
Former TULF MP (Kopay) 2 September 1985 Shot TELO is blamed.[24] [25]
Former TULF MP (Manipay) 2 September 1985 Shot TELO and RAW are blamed.
Independent (formerly SLFP) MP (Muttur) 13 November 1987 Shot LTTE is blamed.[26]
Former TULF MP (Jaffna) 13 July 1989 Shot LTTE is blamed.[27]
Former Leader of the Opposition; leader of the TULF; TULF MP (National List)
EPRLF MP (Batticaloa District) 7 May 1990 Shot LTTE is blamed.[28]
EPRLF MP (Jaffna District) 19 June 1990 Kodambakam, Madras, TN, IndiaGrenade and gun attack LTTE is blamed.
UNP MP (Colombo District) 24 October 1994 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.
Gamini Wijesekara UNP MP; Secretary, UNP
TULF MP (Trincomalee District) 5 July 1997 Grenade and gun attack LTTE is blamed.
UNP MP (Trincomalee District) 20 July 1997 Shot LTTE is blamed by SPUR, a pro-government organisation.[29]
PLOTE MP (Vanni District) 15 July 1998 Irambaikkulam, Vavuniya DistrictRoadside bombing LTTE is blamed.
TULF MP (National List)29 July 1999 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[30]
Nadarajah Atputharajah
(alias Ramesh) 		EPDP MP (Jaffna District); publisher of Thinamurasu newspaper 2 November 1999 Shot EPDP is blamed.
TNA MP (Batticaloa District) 20 October 2000 Shot LTTE is blamed.[31]
TULF MP (Batticaloa District) 7 November 2000 Shot LTTE is blamed. Killed on the orders of Karuna Amman.
Former TNA/TULF MP (Ampara District) 7 February 2005 Ambush TMVP/Karuna Amman is blamed.[32] Tamil National Force, a TMVP/ENDLF front, claimed responsibility.
TNA/TULF MP (Batticaloa District)25 December 2005 Shot TMVP, EPDP and the government are blamed.[33] [34] The Government and the LTTE blame each other.[35]
Former TULF MP (Jaffna District); editor of Namathu Eelanadu (Our Eelam Nation) newspaper 20 August 2006 Shot EPDP is blamed. The government is blamed by TNA. LTTE is blamed by SATP, a pro-government organisation.[36]
10 November 2006 Shot EPDP is blamed. TMVP and the government are blamed by the TNA.[37] Gotabaya Rajapaksa, permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Sri Lanka, was accused of involvement in the assassination by UTHR, a local human rights organisation.[38] LTTE is blamed by the International Center for Strategic Defense.[39]
UNP MP (Colombo District) 1 January 2008 Shot EPDP s blamed.[40] The government is blamed by UNP.[41] Wikileads stated that the Karuna Group was to be blamed.
TNA MP (Jaffna District) 6 March 2008 Roadside bombing Sri Lankan Army's LRRP is blamed.[42] [43]
Shantha Kumara Punchihewa Former UNP MP (Vanni District); UNP organiser, Vavuniya District6 October 2008 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed by government.[44]

Provincial councillors

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
P. Ganeshalingam Former EPRLF minister, North Eastern Provincial Council 28 January 1990 LTTE is blamed.
P. Kirubakaran Former EPRLF Finance Minister, North Eastern Provincial Council19 June 1990 Kodambakam, Madras, TN, IndiaGrenade and gun attack LTTE is blamed.
P. Sooriyamoorthy Former provincial councillor, deputy speaker, North- Eastern provincial council,Former Mayor Trincomalee district25 May 2005 Trincomalee Shot LTTE blamed by the government.
Janaka PereraUNP Leader of the Opposition, North Central Provincial Council; former Chief of Staff, Sri Lankan Army 6 October 2008 AnuradhapuraSuicide bombing LTTE is blamed by the government.
Sunil Dissanayaka UNP provincial councillor

Local councillors

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
K. T. Pulendran Member of Vavuniya Urban Council, UNP organiser for Vavuniya District 19 January 1983 Shot Unknown
Former TULF Chairman, Jaffna District Development Council 12 February 1988LTTE is blamed.
S. Sambandamoorthy Former TULF Chairman, Batticaloa District Development Council 7 March 1989Shot LTTE is blamed.[45]
T. Jeyarajah Chairman, Chenkalady Pradeshiya Sabha 13 September 1994 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
Thomas Anton 26 October 1995 LTTE is blamed SATP, a pro-government organisation.[46]
Nagarmani Rajadurai Chairman, Mandur Pradeshiya Shaba 16 April 1996 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
Kandiah Amirthalingam Vice Chairman, Vakarai Pradeshiya Sabha 29 September 1996 Oddamavadi Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.[47]
17 May 1998 Shot LTTE is blamed. Sankiliyan Force, suspected to be a front organisation for the LTTE, has claimed responsibility.[48] [49]
11 September 1998 Claymore bomb attack LTTE is blamed.
P. Kandasamy Member of Pradeshiya Sabha 14 February 1999 Avarankal Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
Veerahaththy GunaratnamPLOTE Member, Pachchilaipalli Pradheshiya Sabha 5 May 1999 Shot Unknown[50]
M. Balasingham Member of Pradeshiya Sabha 12 May 1999 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
T. Rajkumar Member of Pradeshiya Sabha 31 May 1999 Kandaramadam Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
Murugesu Gunaratnam
(alias Vino) 		Former PLOTE Deputy Chairman, Kaluvanchikudi Pradeshiya Sabha; public relations officer 2 September 1999 VavuniyaBomb LTTE is blamed.[51]
Vadivelu Vijeyaratnam
(alias Sellakili Master)		PLOTE Chairman, Point Pedro Urban Council 14 January 2000 Shot Unknown[52]
Chelian Perinpanayagam Former Mayor of Batticaloa, writer, journalist 10 September 2000 Eastern KalmunaiShot LTTE is blamed by UTHR, a local human right organisation.[53]

Other politicians

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
S. J. Muttiah UNP candidate, Chavakacheri 29 April 1983 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.[54]
S. Rajaratnam UNP candidate, Valvettithurai Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
K. B. Ratnasingham UNP candidate, Point Pedro Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
Canagasabai Rajathurai EPDP Member Shot Unknown
A. J. Rajasooriar UNP organiser, Jaffna District 12 August 1983Shot Unknown
Velamurugu Master TULF organiser; Member, Kalmunai Citizens Committee 20 August 1983 Shot Unknown
Mala Ramachandran 1 September 1983 Shot Unknown
S. Gopallapillai UNP candidate 18 September 1983 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
S. Vidyanandan District Secretary, Communist Party 8 March 1988 Shot Unknown
Karavai Kandasamy 31 December 1994 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
K. Vinothan Former SLFP organiser, Jaffna District 28 April 1995 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
S. T. Tharmalingam SLFP organiser, Jaffna District 3 October 1997 Shot Unknown
S. A. Oswald SLFP Secretary, Gurunagar 24 June 1998 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
Pon Mathimukarajah
(Mathimugaraj) 		General Secretary, TULF Nallur Branch 26 December 1998 Shot Unknown
UNP politician; Former Chief of Staff, Sri Lankan Army 18 December 1999 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed by the government.[55]
Leader of the ACTC; lawyer 5 January 2000 Shot Government is blamed by his family.[56] National Front Against Terrorism has claimed responsibility.[57]
Anton Sivalingam EPDP Member 1 March 2000 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.[58]
Kanapathipillai Navaratnarajah TELO member 7 June 2000 Shot LTTE is blamed.[59]
Rajan Sathiyamoorthy TNA parliamentary candidate 30 March 2004 Shot LTTE is blamed.[60]
Vanniasingham Vigneswaran TNA member; President, Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum 7 April 2006 Shot TMVP is blamed.
John Pulle UNP organiser, Anuradhapura District; former Sri Lankan Ambassador 6 October 2008 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed by the government.
Kumaraswamy Nandagopan
(alias Ragu) 		President, TMVP 14 November 2008 Colombo DistrictShot LTTE is blamed by the government.[61]

Military officers

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Commander, 22 Brigade 18 December 1990 Land mine LTTE is blamed.[62]
Commander, Northern Naval Area 8 August 1992 Land mine LTTE is blamed.[63] Involvement of Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa is speculated.[64]
General Officer Commanding, Northern Sector
Commander, Jaffna Brigade
16 November 1992 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[65] He is the senior most military officer killed by the LTTE.
General Officer Commanding, 3rd Army Division, Sri Lankan Army 30 July 1995 Land mine LTTE is blamed.[66]
Brigade Commander, 51-2 Brigade 4 July 1996 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[67] [68]
Brigade Commander, 51-4 Brigade 14 May 1998 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.
Major General Susantha MendisBrigade Commander, 51-4 Brigade 11 September 1998 JaffnaBombing LTTE is blamed
Deputy General Officer Commanding, 54 Division 20 April 2000 Sniper LTTE is blamed.[69]
31 May 2005 Shot LTTE is blamed.[70]
Deputy Chief of Staff, Sri Lankan Army 26 June 2006 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.

Police officers

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Kandiah Karunanithy PC3164 CID, Kankesanthurai police 14 February 1977 Shot Prabhakaran, Sellakili, Charles Anthony – LTTE is blamed. He is the first police officer to be murdered by Tamil militants.
7 April 1978 Lt. Sellakili, a former bodyguard of Prabhakaran.
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kalmunai June 1990 Shot LTTE is blamed.[71] [72]
DIG Richard Wijesekara Superintendent of Police, Trincomalee 1991 landmine LTTE is blamed.[73]
SSP Chandra Perera Superintendent of Police, Jaffna 11 September 1998 Bombing at Mayor's office LTTE is blamed.[74]
SDIG T. N. De Silva SDIG, Colombo Range 18 December 1999 LTTE is blamed.[75]
ASP E. M. H. B Ekanayake Asst. Superintendent of Police (Posthumous), Colombo 03 2004 Bombing at Kollupitiya Police Station targeting EPDP Leader Douglas Devananda LTTE is blamed.
DIG Charles Wijewardene Superintendent of Police, Jaffna 5 August 2005 Shot LTTE is blamed.[76]
DIG Upul Seneviratne 7 August 2006 Roadside bombing LTTE is blamed.[77]

Civil servants

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
1 May 1989 Nallur, Jaffna DistrictShot LTTE is blamed by SPUR, a pro-government organisation.[78]
Markandu Eswaram Chief Engineer 11 September 1998 Bombing at Mayor's office LTTE is blamed by SPUR, a pro-government organisation.
T. Kailainathan Director of Vocational Qualification 4 April 2005 LTTE is blamed by UTHR, a local human right organisation.[79]
A. L. M. Faleel 4 December 2005 Shot LTTE is blamed.[80]
Pon. Ganeshamoorthy General Manager, People's Bank; literary figure; poet 4 August 2006 Shot Sri Lanka military intelligence is blamed.[81]
Co-founder, Centre for Policy Alternatives; Deputy Leader, Government Peace Secretariat 12 August 2006 Shot LTTE is blamed. Loganathan was called a traitor by nitharsanam.com, a website allegedly run by the LTTE.[82]
Q. Anantharajan Grama Service Officer; Political Science Lecturer 30 November 2006 Shot LTTE
Herath Abeyweera Chief Secretary, Eastern Provincial Council 16 July 2007 Shot LTTE is blamed.[83] [84]
N. Nanthakumar 29 June 2008 Claymore bomb attack Sri Lankan Army's LRRP is blamed.[85] [86]
Samanturai Anthonimuttu District Secretary/Government Agent, Batticaloa DistrictBatticaloaShot LTTE is blamed by the SPUR, a pro-government organisation.[87]
S. S. Jeganathan Divisional Secretary/Assistant Government Agent, Batticaloa DistrictBatticaloaShot LTTE is blamed by the SPUR, a pro-government organisation.
Rajshankar President, Thenmarachchi Citizens Cimmittee Thenmarachchi, Jaffna DistrictShot LTTE is blamed by the SPUR, a pro-government organisation.
Sinnadurai Divisional Secretary/Assistant Government Agent, Trincomalee DistrictTrincomaleeShot LTTE is blamed by the SPUR, a pro-government organisation.
B. K. Thambipillai President, Citizens Cimmittee Shot LTTE is blamed by the SPUR, a pro-government organisation.
Vignarajah Sarvodaya Leader; District Secretary/Government Agent Shot LTTE is blamed by the SPUR, a pro-government organisation.

Journalists

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
I. Shanmugalingam Staff Reporter, Eelanadu and Eelamurasu newspapers 6 November 1989 Jaffna Kidnapped and executed LTTE informed family that they killed him three days later.
Author; journalist 18 February 1990 Shot Senior Superintendent of Police Ronnie Gunasinghe and other police officers are involved on the orders of President Ranasinghe Premadasa.[88] [89]
3 September 1994 Shot EPDP is blamed.[90]
Founder, Tholi 1997 Kidnapped and executed LTTE is blamed.[91] [92]
19 October 2000 Shot EPDP is blamed.[93] [94]
31 May 2004 Shot TMVP is blamed by Human Rights Watch.[95]
Lead editor, EPDP; founder, Thinamurasu newspaper 16 August 2004 Shot LTTE is blamed.[96] [97]
28 April 2005 Shot TMVP is blamed.[98]
TV announcer; freelance producer 12 August 2005 Shot LTTE is blamed.[99]
Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan24 January 2006 Shot Unknown gunmen.[100]
2 May 2006 Shot EPDP is blamed.
Freelance journalist 2 July 2006 Shot Sri Lankan Army is blamed.
Editor, Nilam magazine 16 April 2007 Shot Killers reportedly spoke both Sinhala and Tamil.[101]
Selvarajah RajivarnamReporter, Uthayan29 April 2007 JaffnaShot EPDP is blamed.[102]
Sahathevan Nilakshan Journalist, Chaalaram 1 August 2007 Shot
28 May 2008 Hacked to death EPDP is blamed.[103]
8 January 2009 Shot Government was blamed by Wickramatunge in a posthumous editorial.[104]

Academics

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
26 June 1985 Shot LTTE claimed responsibility and provided reasons in a public notice (he was killed for organizing a game between the students and the Sri Lankan forces).[105]
M. E. Kandasamy Principal, Palugamam Maha Vidyalaya Shot Unknown
S. Siththamparanathan Principal, Vigneswara Vidyalaya, Trincomalee 31 January 1988 Shot Unknown
Ponniah Selvarajah aka Pon Selvarajah Teacher; Village Officer 3 September 1988 Shot From Punnalaikkadduvan North, Jaffna
University teacher; political activist; human rights activist 25 September 1989 Shot LTTE is blamed.[106]
Nadarajah Sivakadatcham Principal, Kopay Christian College 11 October 2006 Shot EPDP is blamed.[107]
Kanapathy Rajadurai 12 October 2006 Shot LTTE is blamed.[108] [109]

Religious figures

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Methodist priest; human rights activist 13 December 1984 Shot Sri Lankan Army is blamed.[110]
Catholic priest; human rights activist 6 January 1985 Shot Sri Lankan security forces are blamed.[111]
Venerable Bakamune Subaddalanakara Thero Buddhist priest 4 June 1986 shot LTTE is blamed by the government.[112]
Venerable Hegoda Sri Indrasara Chief Incumbent (Priest), Vidyananda Maha Pirivena 2 June 1987 Shot/hacked LTTE is blamed.[113] [114]
Catholic priest; human rights activist 6 June 1988 Shot EPRLF is blamed.[115] [116] PLOTE is blamed by TamilNet.[117]
Most Venerable Matara Kithalagama Sri Seelalankara Nayaka Thero aka Dimbulagala Hamuduruwo 26 May 1995 Shot LTTE is blamed.[118] [119]
Catholic priest 2006 Disappeared and found dead Sri Lankan Navy is blamed.[120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126]
11 February 2007 Batticaloa Shot LTTE is blamed. Ven. Selliah Parameswaran Kurukkal was the Hindu priest who garlanded and welcomed Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to the Vaharai area after it was captured from the Tamil Tigers.[127]
Venerable Hadungamuwe Nandarathene Chief Incumbent (Priest), Sri Pabbattharamaya Temple, Mahadivulwewa-Stage 1, Morawewa 14 May 2007 Morawewa Shot LTTE is blamed.[128]
Catholic priest; aid worker 26 September 2007 Roadside bombing Sri Lankan Army's LRRP is blamed.[129] [130] [131] [132]
North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR) 20 April 2008 Mannankulam Claymore attack Sri Lankan Army's LRRP is blamed.[133] [134]
Venerable Sivashri Kungaraja Kurukkal 21 September 2008 Shot LTTE is blamed.[135]

Militants

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Oberoi Thevan Founder and leader, Tamil Eelam Liberation Army (TELA) 14 August 1983 Shot LTTE cadres on the orders of Prabhakaran.[136] [137]
Leader, TELO 5 May 1986 Shot Kittu (Sathasivam Krishnakumar) of the LTTE.
Leader, PLOTE 16 July 1989 Shot ENDLF claimed responsibility.[138] Indian intelligence agency (RAW) involvement is speculated.
K. Pathmanabha
(alias Ranjan) 		General Secretary, EPRLF 19 June 1990 Kodambakam, Madras, TN, IndiaGrenade and gun attack LTTE is blamed.
G. Mahendraraja
(alias Mahattaya) 		LTTE 8 December 1994 Shot LTTE.[139]
Muthulingam Ganeshkumar
(alias Razeek) 		Leader, Razeek Group 29 May 1999 Shot LTTE is blamed by the government.
P. Ganeshmoorthy
(alias Razeek) 		Military Leader, EPRLF Eravur, Batticaloa DistrictBomb LTTE is blamed.[140] [141]
Tharmalingam Thevarasa
(alias Ilango) 		Military Commander, Vavuniya, PLOTE 2 September 1999 VavuniyaBomb LTTE is blamed.[142]
Nagalingam Manikkam Rajan (Manickathasan)
(alias Thasan) 		Deputy Leader & Military Wing Commander, PLOTE
Deputy Leader, Sea Tigers, LTTE 2001 Claymore attack Sri Lankan Army's LRRP.[143] [144]
T. Kuhasanthan
(alias Lt. Col. Nizam) 		Military Intelligence Wing leader for the East, LTTE 2001 Sri Lankan Army's LRRP is blamed.
Head of Eastern Communication, LTTE 2001 Claymore attack Sri Lankan Army's LRRP.[145]
V. Sornalingam
(alias Colonel Shankar) 		Second in command, LTTE 26 September 2001 Claymore attack Sri Lankan Army's LRRP.[146]
Kandiah Subathiran Thambirajah
(alias Robert) 		Jaffna District leader, EPRLF (Varathar wing) 14 June 2003 Shot LTTE is blamed.[147]
Kandaiah Yogarajah
(alias PLOTE Mohan) 		Senior member, PLOTE 31 July 2004 Shot LTTE is blamed.[148] [149]
P. Rajaratnam
(alias Mano Master) 		General Secretary, ENDLF 21 November 2004?Colombo? LTTE is blamed by ENDLF.[150]
Sonnyboy Occersz
(alias Rangappa) 		Senior member, ENDLF 25 November 2004 Shot LTTE is blamed.[151]
E. Kousalyan Political wing regional leader, LTTE 7 February 2005 Ambush TMVP/Karuna is blamed. Tamil National Force, a TMVP/ENDLF front, claimed responsibility.
Sivaguru Navaratnarajah
(alias Kanthy) 		Leader, EPRLF (Razeek Group) 14 September 2005 BatticaloaGrenade attack LTTE is blamed.[152] [153]
K. Ulaganathan
(alias Colonel Ramanan) 		Military leader, Batticaloa District, LTTE 21 May 2006 Sniper Sri Lankan Army/TMVP.[154] [155]
S. P. ThamilselvanPolitical leader, LTTE 2 November 2007Kilinochchi DistrictAir strike Sri Lankan Air Force[156]
S. Ravishankar
(alias Colonel Charles) 		Head of Military Intelligence, LTTE 6 January 2008Roadside bombing Sri Lankan Army's LRRP.[157]
S. Sivashankar
(alias Pottu Amman) 		Head of Tiger organisation Security Intelligence Service (TOSIS), LTTE 18 May 2009 Sri Lankan Army. Body was not found.[158]
Founder and leader, LTTE 18 May 2009 Gunfire 53 Division, Sri Lankan Army.[159]

Others

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Chasy Krishnamoorthy Writer; film critic [160]
15 August 2006 Shot
Lawyer; human rights activist 13 May 2008 Shot LTTE is blamed.[161]

Attempted assassinations

Ministers

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Douglas DevanandaMinister Multiple times Multiple locations LTTE is blamed for most attempts.[165]
Minister of Housing 4 July 1996 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[166]
Minister of Energy and Deputy Defence Minister 6 December 1998 Mortar attack LTTE is blamed[167]
Minister of Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services 8 October 2008 Suicide bombing LTTE is blamed.[168]
Mahinda Yapa AbeywardenaMinister of Cultural Affairs 11 March 2009 Akuressa, Matara DistrictSuicide bombingLTTE is blamed.
Non-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services
Non-Cabinet Minister of Religious Affairs
Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development
Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Special Projects

Diplomats

Victim Position Date Location Method Perpetrator(s)
Colonel Bashir Wali Mohammed Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka 14 August 2006 Kollupitiya, ColomboBombing LTTE is blamed by the government.[172] Bashir Wali Mohammed has blamed the Research and Analysis Wing, the Indian intelligence agency, for the attack.
Robert O. Blake, Jr.United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the MaldivesFebruary 2007 SLAF Batticaloa, BatticaloaMortar attack LTTE is blamed but they denied targeting Blake and Mariani.[173]
Pio Mariani Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka

See also

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