Visvanathan Rudrakumaran Explained

V. Rudrakumaran
Birth Place:Sri Lanka
Occupation:Lawyer
Alma Mater:Sri Lanka Law College, Southern Methodist University, Harvard University
Nationality:American
Known For:Prime Minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran (Tamil: விசுவநாதன் உருத்ரகுமாரன்) is the prime minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] which aims to realize accountability for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide committed by Sri Lanka against the Tamil minority and to create a separate Tamil state, called Tamil Eelam[7] [8] in Sri Lanka. He was the former legal advisor to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). By profession he is a lawyer in the United States. He is currently a US citizen and lives in New York City.[9] [10]

Early life

Rudrakumaran is the son of the former Jaffna Mayor Rajah Viswanathan. He studied at Jaffna Central College and earned law degrees from the Sri Lanka Law College and the Southern Methodist University. He also studied law for a period at Harvard, and is an expert in immigration law.[11] [12]

Career

Legal advisor to LTTE

Prior to the military defeat of the LTTE, he was the international legal advisor to the organization's supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran and in-charge of its international and diplomatic affairs. Rudrakumaran made valuable contributions to the LTTE, including coordinating lawyers in the defense of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, assisting in Suresh Manikkavasagam trial in Canada and challenging US decision to name LTTE as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 1997.[13] He has represented the LTTE in several peace talks with the Government of Sri Lanka.[14] [15]

Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran is currently heading the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam as its prime minister.[16] To date referendums have been held in seven countries (Norway, France, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom).[17]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Funeral held for American journalist killed in Syria . CNN . 13 March 2012 . Jesse . Solomon . 28 July 2020 .
  2. Web site: நோர்வே அறிக்கை- உருத்ரகுமாரன் கருத்து . BBC News Tamil . 14 November 2011 . 11 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Four Years after a Tamil Defeat, the Diaspora Regroups. 25 October 2013. Inter Press Service.
  4. Book: Susan Snow Wadley. South Asia in the World: An Introduction. 2 February 2021. 27 December 2013. M.E. Sharpe. 978-0-7656-3968-4. 213–.
  5. News: Sirirsena no different from his predecessor Rajapaksa: Visvanathan Rudrakumaran . . Vasudha . Venugopal . 15 January 2015 . 2 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Challenging Sri Lanka's Sixth Amendment . HuffPost . 1 November 2017 . 11 July 2021 . Taylor Dibbert.
  7. Web site: TGTE calls on UN High Commissioner of Human Rights to 'halt' Sri Lanka's UNHRC 'charade' . FT . 2 March 2019 . 2 February 2021.
  8. Web site: Rudrakumaran: Man with a Mission in Pursuit of Eelam – Ilankai Tamil Sangam. sangam.org.
  9. Web site: Challenging Sri Lanka's Sixth Amendment . Hufffington Post . Taylor Dibbert . 11 January 2017 . 20 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Ex LTTE negotiator tells TNA to push for Eelam . 3 September 2015 . 20 August 2017.
  11. Web site: THE BOTTOM LINE . 13 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613012819/http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/03/25/defence_col.htm . 13 June 2012 . dead.
  12. Web site: Sri Lanka Transnational Government Tamil Eelam Prime Minister Hopes for Support from Cuba and Latin America . Salem News . Ron Ridenour . 2 October 2011 . 3 February 2021.
  13. News: Rudrakumaran emerges as Diaspora leader . tamilnewsnetwork.com . The Island . 13 February 2011 . 8 April 2012.
  14. News: 'We Will Become A Power Centre' - Rudrakumaran . . 8 August 2009 . 8 April 2012.
  15. Web site: Sri Lanka Publications Twist Judicial Reprimand to Defane Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran . Salem News.com . 10 February 2014 . 20 August 2017.
  16. Web site: Keeping International Pressure on Sri Lanka . HuffPost . 7 April 2017 . 2 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Eezham Tamil mandate picks up global momentum . Tamilnet . 3 November 2009 . 11 August 2021.

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