Vanniasingham Vigneswaran Explained

Vanniasingham Vigneswaran
Office:President of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum
Birth Date:1955[1]
Birth Place:Nainativu, Sri Lanka
Death Date:7 April 2006
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:Tamil National Alliance
Alma Mater:Nainativu Central College
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Sri Lankan Tamil

Vanniasingham Vigneswaran (died in 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and president of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum. He was selected as the National List Member of Parliament to replace Joseph Pararajasingham by the Tamil National Alliance who had been assassinated to the Sri Lankan Parliament.

Death

Vigneswaran was shot dead at 9.30 am outside the Bank of Ceylon in Inner Harbor Road between the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police and Trincomalee Harbor Police in Trincomalee in a High Security Zone on 7 April 2006. Vigneswaran had led a campaign against the installation of a Buddha statue close to the Trincomalee central bus stand by the Sri Lankan Army in May 2005. In June 2005 grenades were thrown at his house.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] On 8 April 2006 the LTTE conferred the title Maamanithar (great human being) on Vigneswaran.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Killing of Political leaders . Island . 18 May 2006 . 4 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Vigneswaran shot dead in Trincomalee . Tamilnet . 7 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  3. Web site: TNA condemns Vigneswaran killing . Tamilnet . 7 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  4. Web site: TNA MPs, LTTE leaders pay respect to Vigneswaran in Kilinochchi . Tamilnet . 11 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  5. Web site: President of Tamil activist group in Sri Lanka assassinated . Taipei Times . 8 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Cease-fire endangered by Sri Lanka killings . New York Times . 7 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Sri Lanka Tamil activist 'killed' . BBC News . 7 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Trinco activist honoured in Vanni . BBC Sinhala . 9 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Vigneswaran . Tamilnet . 8 April 2006 . 29 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Another Buddha statue placed near Trincomalee private bus stand . Tamilnet . 18 June 2019 . 30 June 2021.
  11. Web site: Vigneswaran burial held in Anpuvallipuram . Tamilnet . 11 April 2006 . 4 July 2021.
  12. Web site: Assassinated Tamil activist Vigneswaran commemorated by TNPF . Tamil Guardian . 13 Apr 2023 . 13 Apr 2023.

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