ANNEX A

List of Tamil Politicians Assassinated by the LTTE

Date Location Name 27/07/1975 Mr. ALFRED DURAIAPPA - MP and Mayor of JAFFNA.

02/10/1980 Kilinochchi Mr. SUBRAMANIAM - UNP organiser for KILINOCHCHI.

24/05/1981 Dr. THIYAGARAJAH - UNP Candidate for District Development Council (DDC) elections, 1981.

15/11/1982 Jaffna Mr. THAMBIPILLAI- UNP organiser for PUNNALAIKADDUVAN.

19/01/1983 Mr. K.T. PULLENDRAN- Ex-MP/UNP organiser for VAVUNlYA.

29/04/1983 Jaffna Mr. K. V. RATHNASINGHAM - UNP Candidate for UC elections - .

30/04/1983 Jaffna Mr. S. S. MUTTIAH - 1st Candidate for UC elections, . (retd PWD).

04/06/1983 Jaffna Mr. SlNNATHAMBI THILAGAR - UNP, Candidate for Local Govt. elections, 1983.

12/08/1983 Jaffna Mr. AG RAJASOORIYAR - UNP Chief Organiser for JAFFNA.

01/09/1983 Batticaloa Mr. MALA RAMACHANDRAN - UNP Member of Municipal Council.

01/09/1985 Jaffna Mr. K. THURAIRA THINAM - TULF MP for POINT PEDRO.

03/09/1985 Jaffna Mr. K. RAJALINGAM - TULF MP for UDUPPIDDI.

03/09/1985 Jaffna Mr. V. DHARMALINGAM - TULF MP for MANIPAI Father of Mr. D. SIDDHARTHAN (PLOTE leader).

03/09/1985 Jaffna Mr. K. ALALASUNDARAM - TULF, MP for . ANNEX A

Date Location Name 08/03/1988 Jaffna Mr. S VIJAYANATHAM - Secretary of the Ceylon Communist Party in JAFFNA.

20/03/1988 Batticaloa Mr. VELUMURUGU - TULF organizer.

25/01/1989 Jaffna Mr. N K SIVAGNANAM - All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) Candidate.

08/03/1989 Jaffna Mr. SINNATHAMBI SABANANDAN - Chief organiser of TULF.

13/07/1989 Batticaloa Mr. SJNNATHAMBI SAMBANDANMOORTHI - Chairman of District Development Council /Chief organizer of the TULF in .

13/07/1989 Mr. A. AMIRTHALINGAM - MP, Secretary General of the TULF/ a Former Opposition Leader.

13/07/1989 Colombo Mr. V. YOGESHWARAN - TULF, MP for JAFFNA.

28/01/1990 Mr. P. GANESHALINGAM - EPRLF, Ex Provincial Council Member.

07/05/1990 Trincomalee Mr. SAM THAMBIMUTTU - EPRLF MP for BATTIALOA.

19/06/1990 Mr. V. K. YOGASANGARI - EPRLF, MP for .

19/06/1990 India Mr. PERIYATHAMBY KIRUBAKARAN - Finance Minister of North East Provincial Council.

19/06/1990 India Mr. KANDASAMY PATHMANABHA - EPRLF leader.

15/07/1990 Mr. K KANAGARATNAM - MP for POTTUVIL.

15/07/1994 Batticaloa Mr. VELEPODI ALAGIAH - TELO, Pradesiya Saba member. ANNEX A

Date Location Name 03/09/1994 Batticaloa Mr. T. JAYARAJAN - Deputy leader of TELO/Chairman of the Provincial Council in Batticaloa.

31/12/1994 Colombo Mr. ARUMUGAM CHELLIAH - KARAVAI KANDASAMI - Vice President of DPLF/ Leader of PLOTE.

28/0411995 Colombo Mr. K. VINODAN - Former SLFP Organiser, JAFFNA.

11/06/1995 Ampara Mr. PATHMANANDAN - Chairman of Thirukkovil Pradesiya Sabha.

26/10/1995 Batticaloa Mr. ANTHONY THOMAS - Deputy Mayor (TELO member).

05/07/1997 Trincomalee Mr. ARUNACHALAM THANGATHURAJ - TULF MP for Trincomalee.

03/10/1997 Jaffna Mr. S. P. THARMALINGAM - President of SLFP Jaffna office.

16/05/1998 Jaffna Mrs. SAROJINI YOGESHWARAN - Mayor of MC, Jaffna/ Wife of Mr. V. Yogeshwaran TULF MP for Jaffna who was killed by the LTTE on 13/07/1989.

15/07/1998 Vavuniya Mr. SARAVANABAWANANDAN SHANMUGANATHAN@ VASANTHAN - PLOTE, MP for Vavuniya District.

11/09/1998 Jaffna Mr. PONNADURAI SIV AP ALAN - TULF/ Mayor of MC, JAFFNA.

26/12/1998 Jaffna Mr. PONNADURAI MATHIMUGARAJAH- District Secretary of the TULF, Nallur/ The Chairman of the International M.G. Ramachandran organisation.

04/02/1999 Jaffna Mr. NADARAJAH SIVARAJH - The Vice Chairmen of Valikamam East Provincial Council and an EPDP member.

04/02/1999 Jaffna Mr. BANDARI KANDASAMI - EPDP member of Valikamam East Provincial Council. ANNEX A

Date Location Name 05/05/1999 Vavuniya Mr. VEERAHATHAHY GUNARATHNAM - PLOTE Provincial Council member for Pachchilaipalli.

13/05/1999 Jaffna Mr. KAILASAPATHI - PLOTE, Pradesiya Saba member of Valikamam East.

29/05/1999 Batticaloa Mr. MOORTHILINGAM GANESHAMOORTHI - RAZIK Group Leader.

31/05/1999 Jaffna Mr. THIYAGARAJAH RAJKUMAR - EPDP/Member and Vice Chairman of Provincial Council, Nallur.

16/07/1999 Vavuniya Mr. BASKARALlNGAM - PLOTE leader in Vavuniya.

16/07/1999 Jaffna Mr. PIYASENA KARUNARATHNE - Chief Organizer of EPDP.

29/07/1999 Colombo Dr. NEELAN THIRUCHELVAM - TULF MP (Nationallist)/Constitutional Lawyer.

02/09/1999 Vavuniya Mr. K. MANICKADASAN - Deputy Leader of PLOTE.

12/10/ 1999 Ampara Mr. THAMBIRASA VlNAYAGAMOORTHI - VASlKARAN- EPDP Co-ordination Officer.

02/11/1999 Colombo Mr. NADARAJAH ATHPUTHARAJAH – EDPD, MP/Secretary of the Politbureau of the EPDP/Editor of "THINAMURUSU" (a Tamil tabloid paper).

05/01/2000 Colombo Mr. KUMAR PONNAMBALAM - General Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC)/ leading lawyer.

13/01/2000 Jaffna Mr. VADIVELU WIJAYARATHNAM - UC Chairman, Point Pedro.

02/03/2000 Jaffna Mr. ANTON SIVALINGAM - EPDP/Member of Municipal Council, Jaffna.

07/06/2000 Batticaloa Mr. KANAPATHIPILLAl NAVARATHNA RAJAH - TELO, member of Pradesiya Saba, Arapathi, Batticaloa. ANNEX A

Date Location Name 10/09/2000 Ampara Mr. R. J. PERIMANAYAGAM - PA Candidate for Batticaloa – General Election 2000.

07/11/2000 Batticaloa Mr. ASHLEY NIMALANAYAGAM SAUNDRANAYAGAM - TULF MP for Batticaloa.

17/11/2001 Batticaloa Mr. SINNATHAMBY RAJKUMAR - UNP Candidate for Batticaloa district General election 2001.

18/04/2003 Ampara Mr. MARIYAMUTIU RAJALINGAM - JEGADEESAN of the Chairman of the Alayadivembu Pradeshiya Sabha. (member of EPDP).

03/05/2003 Jaffna Mr. DHARMARAJAH JEYARASA - EPDP, Former Chairman of the Neiliady S Pradeshiya Sabha.

01/06/2003 Batticaloa Mr. KALIRAJAH RAMANAN - Former member of the Batticaloa Municipal Council and Former TELO member.

14/06/2003 Jaffna Mr. SUBADDIRAN - ROBERT, Deputy Leader of PLOTE.

16/06/2003 Batticaloa PONNIAH RAMACHANRAN - PRATHAB, Candidate Contesting the Local Govt. Election for the BATTICALOA Urban Council.

01/03/2004 Batticaloa Mr. SINNATHAMBI SUNDARAMPILLAI - UNP candidate for the Batticaloa District at the General Election 2004.

30/03/2004 Batticaloa Mr. RAJAN SATHYAMOORTHY - TNA candidate for Batticaloa District.

21/07/2004 Batticaloa Mr. RAVINDRAN VELAUDAN - KAMALAN- the Chairman of the Alayadivembo ~ Pradeshiya Sabha. (Member of EPDP).

16/08/2004 Colombo Mr. BALRAJ NADARAJAH AIYAR - ILEIYAVAN, the EPDP Tamil media spokesman/an EPDP candidate for the Jaffna District at the General Election 2004 and a Senior journalist.

10/09/2004 Trincomalee Mr. ATHMALINGAM RAMANI - PANDIYAN, the Deputy Organiser of the EPDP for TRINCOMALEE. ANNEX A

Date Location Name 11/09/2004 Jaffna Mr. MAYAN CHANDRA MOHAN - ARULDAS - an EPDP member, (Ex - member of KYTS ATCHUVELI Pradeshiya Sabha).

18/09/2004 Mr. THAMBITHURAl SIVAKUMAR - BAWAN, the EPDP leader of THILLADI, JFN. (An EPDP candidate for the JAFFNA District Parliamentary Election 2004).

27/09/2004 Jaffna Mr. VALLISUNDARAM - a former member of the VALIKAMAM NORTH: Pradeshiya Saba (from 1998-2002) and a member of the EPRLF (Vardaraja Perumal group).

19/10/2004 Batticaloa Mr. KINGSLY RAJANAYAGAM - a former TNA MP for Batticaloa.

28/04/2005 Batticaloa Mr MURUGESU WARDARAJA, EPRLF - a member of PORATHIVU Pradeshiya. Sabha (Former EPRLF deputy leader in BATTICALOA).

25/05/2005 Trincomalee Mr. PERIYAPUDI SOORIYAMOORTHI - Former Mayor of TRINCOMALEE (A TELO member).

12/08/2005 Colombo Hon. Minister LAKSHMAN KADIRAGAMAR - Minister of Foreign Affairs.

28/11/2007 Colombo Mr. STEPHEN PEIRIS - MP DOUGALS DEVANANDA's Secretary Coordinator.

01/01/2008 Colombo Mr. T. MAHESWARAN - a former Minister of UNF government.

06/04/2008 Hon. Minster JEYARAJ FERNANDOPULLE - Minister of Highways & Road Development and Chief Government Whip.

13/05/2008 Jaffna Miss MAHESHVARI VELAUTHAM - MP DOUGALS DEVANANDA's Adviser.

02/06/2008 Batticaloa Mr. PUSHPANADAN AIYATHURE - Vice Chairman of KALUTHAVALI Pradeshiya Sabha.

06/10/2008 Dr. RAJA JOHNPULLE - Organizer of ANURADHAPURA District. ANNEX A

Date Location Name 11/10/2008 Vavuniya Mr. T.M TAVACHELVAM - UNP organizer, Vavuniya.

Source: Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis: July 2006 – May 2009 (July 2011) at pp. 88 – 92.