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Maamanithar or Maamanithan (
Tamil: மாமனிதர் Māmaṉitar; great human being or supremely great man) was an
honour awarded by the
rebel
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in
Sri Lanka. The honour was usually awarded to civilians posthumously.
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Recipients
- Kasi Ananthan (born 1938), poet.
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A. Chandranehru (1944–2005), politician; conferred 9 February 2005.
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C. J. Eliezer (1918–2001), academic; conferred 19 October 1997.
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- Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar (died 2007); conferred March 2007.
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Joseph Pararajasingham (1934–2005), politician; conferred 25 December 2005.
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Kumar Ponnambalam (1940–2000), politician; conferred January 2000.
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Nadarajah Raviraj (1962–2006), politician; conferred 10 November 2006.
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- V. Satchithananthasivam (Gnanatharan) (died 2006), journalist; conferred January 2006.
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- Kalaignani A. Selvaratnam; conferred 1991.
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S. Sivamaharajah (1938–2006), politician and publisher; conferred 22 August 2006.
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K. Sivanesan (1957–2008), politician; conferred 7 March 2008.
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Taraki Sivaram (1959–2005), journalist; conferred 30 April 2005.
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- Marusaleen Soosainayagam (Naavannan) (died 2006), poet; conferred 15 April 2007.
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A. Thurairajah (1934–1994), academic.
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Vanniasingham Vigneswaran (assassinated 2006); conferred April 2006.
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References
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^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 December 2006).
"Bala Annai was the voice of the Tamil Eelam nation".
The Sunday Leader.
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"Mamanithar Kasi Ananthan - Poet Laureate of Tamil Eelam". One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century. TamilNation.org.
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"'Great man' award to Tamilnet editor".
BBC Sinhala. 1 May 2005.
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^ Kamalendran, Chris (13 February 2005).
"Army sentry points attacked in day of hartal, high drama".
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
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"Pirapaharan honours slain TNA MP".
TamilNet. 12 February 2005.
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Sri Kantha, Sachi (14 July 2012).
"Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918-2001)". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
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"LTTE confers Maamanithar award on veteran activist" (PDF).
Tamil Guardian. 11 April 2007. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014.
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"LTTE confers Maamanithar award to Jeyakumar".
TamilNet. 31 March 2007.
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"Siege of Jaffna on the cards".
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 January 2006.
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"LTTE confers "Maamanithar" title to Pararajasingham".
TamilNet. 25 December 2005.
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"Special Report No: 19 – The Curse of Impunity Part II Defiance, Hope and Betrayal – The Times of Sivaram".
University Teachers for Human Rights. 9 September 2005.
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"'Mamanithan' award for Ponnambalam".
TamilNet. 8 January 2000.
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"Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar (Great Humanbeing) award to Raviraj".
The Island (Sri Lanka). 12 November 2006.
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^ Fuard, Asif (12 November 2006).
"He asked "why are you silent"; the next day he was silenced".
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
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"Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Raviraj".
TamilNet. 11 November 2006.
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"LTTE confers Maamanithar award to stalwart at Niedharsanam".
TamilNet. 21 January 2006.
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"Honoured curator passes away".
Tamil Guardian. 2 January 2001. Archived from
the original on 5 May 2014.
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"LTTE confers Maamanithar award on Sivamaharaja".
TamilNet. 24 August 2006.
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Athas, Iqbal (9 March 2008).
"Troops make progress in north, but major battles ahead".
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
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^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008).
"Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves".
The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from
the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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"Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Sivanesan".
TamilNet. 7 March 2008.
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^ Sambandan, V. S. (21 May 2005).
"The end of a dissenter".
Frontline. 22 (11).
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"Pirapaharan confers "Maamanithar" title to Sivaram".
TamilNet. 30 April 2005.
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^ Balachandran, P. K. (15 April 2007).
"LTTE-Lanka battle for Catholic support".
Hindustan Times. Archived from
the original on 5 May 2014.
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"Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Poet Naavannan".
TamilNet. 15 April 2007.
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^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (10 April 2006).
"Vigneswaran had thanked police for maintaining order – IGP".
The Island (Sri Lanka).
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^ Balachandran, P. K. (11 April 2006).
"Canada ban won't hit LTTE materially".
Hindustan Times. Archived from
the original on 5 May 2014.
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"Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Vigneswaran".
TamilNet. 8 April 2006.
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