Sarojini Yogeswaran (née Ponnambalam) was a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n politician. Yogeswaran was a member of the
Tamil United Liberation Front
The Tamil United Liberation Front ( ta, தமிழர் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி, translit=Tamil Onrupattatu Viduthulai Munnai, si, ද්රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති ප� ...
. In 1997, she was elected
mayor
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of
Jaffna, the first elected mayor in 14 years and also the first woman mayor of the city.
Mrs. Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on 17 May 1998. She died on the way to hospital. A
LTTE
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
front organization called the Sankiliyan Force claimed responsibility.
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External links
Amnesty International statement
1998 deaths
Assassinated mayors
Assassinated Sri Lankan politicians
Deaths by firearm in Sri Lanka
Mayors of Jaffna
People killed during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Sri Lankan Hindus
Sri Lankan Tamil politicians
Sri Lankan Tamil women
Sri Lankan terrorism victims
Tamil United Liberation Front politicians
Terrorism deaths in Sri Lanka
Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1998
Women mayors of places in Sri Lanka
Year of birth missing
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