Kumarathurai Arunasalam (
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
: அருணாசலம் குமராதுரை; May 25, 1939 - 22 January 2019)
was the founder of
Kumarapuram, a small village in
Trincomalee District
Trincomalee District ( ; ) is one of the 25 Districts of Sri Lanka, districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a Government Agent (Sri Lanka), D ...
of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
’s
Eastern Province. He is younger brother of late
Tamil United Liberation Front
The Tamil United Liberation Front (, ) is a political party in Sri Lanka.
Formation
On 4 May 1972, several Tamil political groups, including the Federal Party (ITAK), Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), and All Ceylon Tamil Congress formed the Tami ...
(TULF)
Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District,
A. Thangathurai
Arunasalam Thangathurai (; 17 January 1936 – 5 July 1997) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Thangathurai was born 17 January 1936. He was from the village of Killiveddy near Mutur ...
.
Publications
* இலக்கை அரசியல் வரலாறு - இழப்புகளும் பதிவுகளும், 2012.
See also
*
Kumarapuram massacre
Kumarapuram massacre (also known as 1996 Trincomalee massacre or 1996 Killiveddy massacre) refers to the mass murder of 26 Sri Lankan Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamil civilians by the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lankan Army soldiers on 11 February 1996. The victi ...
References
Trincomalee District in February 1996: Focusing on the Killiveddy Massacre, UTHR(J) Information Bulletin No.10, Date of Release: 2 March 1996
External links
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Sri Lankan Hindus
Sri Lankan Tamil people
1939 births
2019 deaths