M. K. Eelaventhan | |
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Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 2004–2007 | |
Succeeded by | Raseen Mohammed Imam |
Personal details | |
Born | M. K. Kanagentran 14 September 1932 |
Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Front |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Alma mater |
St. John's College, Jaffna Wesley College, Colombo |
Manicavasagar Kanagasabapathy Eelaventhan (born M. K. Kanagentran, 14 September 1932) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Kanagentran was born on 14 September 1932. [1] [2] He is the son of Kanagasabapathy, a station master from Nallur in northern Ceylon. [2] He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna and Wesley College, Colombo. [2]
Kanagentran worked at the Central Bank of Ceylon, eventually becoming head of the Tamil translation section in the Economic Research Department before retiring in 1980. [2] [3]
Kanagentran was an active member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) but in 1970 joined V. Navaratnam's Tamil Self Rule Party. [2] [4] He later re-joined ITAK, which was now part of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). [3] [4] Kanagentran was president of the TULF's Colombo branch. [4] He was a victim of the 1977 riots. [4] He became a high profile advocate of Tamil Eelam and changed his name to Eelaventhan which means "King of Eelam" in Tamil. [4] In 1980 he and others left ITAK to form the Tamil Eelam Liberation Front (TELF). [2] Eelaventhan was TELF's secretary. [2]
With the escalation of violence Eelaventhan, like many Sri Lankan Tamil politician, moved to Tamil Nadu in 1981. [3] He and four others were arrested in Madras in February 1997 on charges of procuring medicine for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [3] [4] All five were acquitted in August 1999. [3] Eelaventhan was deported to Sri Lanka on 4 December 2000. [3] [5]
Eelaventhan was appointed as a Tamil National Alliance National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2004 parliamentary election. [6] [7] He forfeited his seat in Parliament in November 2007 for being absent for more than three months. [8] [9]
Eelaventhan emigrated to Canada where in May 2010 he was elected to the Transnational Constituent Assembly of Tamil Eelam. [10]
M. K. Eelaventhan | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 2004–2007 | |
Succeeded by | Raseen Mohammed Imam |
Personal details | |
Born | M. K. Kanagentran 14 September 1932 |
Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Front |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Alma mater |
St. John's College, Jaffna Wesley College, Colombo |
Manicavasagar Kanagasabapathy Eelaventhan (born M. K. Kanagentran, 14 September 1932) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Kanagentran was born on 14 September 1932. [1] [2] He is the son of Kanagasabapathy, a station master from Nallur in northern Ceylon. [2] He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna and Wesley College, Colombo. [2]
Kanagentran worked at the Central Bank of Ceylon, eventually becoming head of the Tamil translation section in the Economic Research Department before retiring in 1980. [2] [3]
Kanagentran was an active member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) but in 1970 joined V. Navaratnam's Tamil Self Rule Party. [2] [4] He later re-joined ITAK, which was now part of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). [3] [4] Kanagentran was president of the TULF's Colombo branch. [4] He was a victim of the 1977 riots. [4] He became a high profile advocate of Tamil Eelam and changed his name to Eelaventhan which means "King of Eelam" in Tamil. [4] In 1980 he and others left ITAK to form the Tamil Eelam Liberation Front (TELF). [2] Eelaventhan was TELF's secretary. [2]
With the escalation of violence Eelaventhan, like many Sri Lankan Tamil politician, moved to Tamil Nadu in 1981. [3] He and four others were arrested in Madras in February 1997 on charges of procuring medicine for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [3] [4] All five were acquitted in August 1999. [3] Eelaventhan was deported to Sri Lanka on 4 December 2000. [3] [5]
Eelaventhan was appointed as a Tamil National Alliance National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2004 parliamentary election. [6] [7] He forfeited his seat in Parliament in November 2007 for being absent for more than three months. [8] [9]
Eelaventhan emigrated to Canada where in May 2010 he was elected to the Transnational Constituent Assembly of Tamil Eelam. [10]