Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran ( ta, பாக்கியசெல்வம் அரியநேத்திரன்; born 1 February 1955) is a
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Early life
Ariyanethiran was born on 1 February 1955.
Political career
Ariyanethiran was trustee of Kokkatticholai Sivan Temple and editor of ''Thamil Alai'' (Tamil wave), a
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
newspaper. He was selected by the Tamil Tigers as one of the
Tamil National Alliance
The Tamil National Alliance ( ta, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: ''tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu''; TNA) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lan ...
's (TNA) candidates in
Batticaloa District
Batticaloa District ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam''; si, මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්රික්කය ''maḍakalapūva distrikkaya'') is one of the 25 dist ...
at the
2004 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming fifth amongst the TNA candidates.
However, Ariyanethiran entered
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
in May 2004 following the resignation of
Kingsley Rasanayagam. It has been alleged that the Tamil Tigers abducted and forced Rasanayagam to resign to make way for Ariyanethiran.
Ariyanethiran was re-elected at the
2010 parliamentary election.
He failed to get re-elected at the
2015 parliamentary election.
Electoral history
References
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Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi politicians
Living people
1955 births
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Hindus
Sri Lankan Tamil politicians
Tamil National Alliance politicians