Panagoda Maheswaran Explained

Panagoda Maheswaran (born 1955 as Thambapillai Maheswaran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant who founded and led the Tamil Eelam Army.[1] He studied chemical engineering from the University of London and was an expert in explosives.[2] His name Panagoda came as he was jailed in Panagoda Cantonment in the outskirts of Colombo, whence he made an audacious escape.[3] He attempted to blow up an Air Lanka aircraft in 1984.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean . Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses . 1988 . Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses . 177 . 2008-06-20.
  2. News: The Jain Commission Report . . 2008-06-20 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090549/http://www.india-today.com/jain/vol5/chap17.html . September 29, 2007 .
  3. News: SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY . https://web.archive.org/web/20020619061046/http://atimes.com/ind-pak/DC16Df02.html . unfit . 2002-06-19 . . 2002-03-16 . 2008-06-20 .

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