Selvam Adaikalanathan | |
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செல்வம் அடைக்கலநாதன் සෙල්වම් අඩෛක්කලනාදන් | |
President of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | |
Assumed office 1986 | |
Preceded by | Sri Sabaratnam |
Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
In office 1 September 2015 – 2 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Murugesu Chandrakumar |
Succeeded by | Angajan Ramanathan |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2000 | |
Constituency | Vanni District |
Personal details | |
Born | Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan 10 June 1962 |
Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan ( Tamil: அமிர்தநாதன் அடைக்கலநாதன், romanized: Amirtanātaṉ Aṭaikkalanātaṉ; born 10 June 1962), commonly known as Selvam Adaikalanathan, is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and Member of Parliament. [1] He was the Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from September 2015 to March 2020. [2] He is the leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization, a member of the Tamil National Alliance.
Adaikalanathan was born 10 June 1962. [1] He hails from Mannar in northern Sri Lanka. [3] At the age of 15 he joined the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a Tamil militant group fighting for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. [3] He took on the nom de guerre Selvam'. Adaikalanathan took on the leadership/presidency of TELO following the killing of Sri Sabaratnam by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 5 May 1986. [3]
Adaikalanathan contested the 1989 parliamentary election as a ENDLF/ EPRLF/ TELO/ TULF electoral alliance candidate in Vanni District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the alliance candidates. [4] [5] He contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the TELO's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [6]
On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, TELO and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). [7] [8] Adaikalanathan contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District and was re-elected to Parliament. [9] He was re-elected at the 2004, 2010 and 2015 parliamentary elections. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] He was elected Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka when the new parliament met on 1 September 2015. [15] [16]
Adaikalanathan was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election. [17] [18] [19]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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1989 parliamentary [4] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | ENDLF/ EPRLF/ TELO/ TULF | 5,771 | Not elected | ||
2000 parliamentary [6] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | 15,490 | Elected | |||
2001 parliamentary [9] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 28,548 | Elected | ||
2004 parliamentary [10] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 39,535 | Elected | ||
2010 parliamentary [20] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 17,366 | Elected | ||
2015 parliamentary [21] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 26,397 | Elected | ||
2020 parliamentary [22] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 18,563 | Elected |
Selvam Adaikalanathan | |
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செல்வம் அடைக்கலநாதன் සෙල්වම් අඩෛක්කලනාදන් | |
President of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | |
Assumed office 1986 | |
Preceded by | Sri Sabaratnam |
Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
In office 1 September 2015 – 2 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Murugesu Chandrakumar |
Succeeded by | Angajan Ramanathan |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2000 | |
Constituency | Vanni District |
Personal details | |
Born | Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan 10 June 1962 |
Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan ( Tamil: அமிர்தநாதன் அடைக்கலநாதன், romanized: Amirtanātaṉ Aṭaikkalanātaṉ; born 10 June 1962), commonly known as Selvam Adaikalanathan, is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and Member of Parliament. [1] He was the Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from September 2015 to March 2020. [2] He is the leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization, a member of the Tamil National Alliance.
Adaikalanathan was born 10 June 1962. [1] He hails from Mannar in northern Sri Lanka. [3] At the age of 15 he joined the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a Tamil militant group fighting for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. [3] He took on the nom de guerre Selvam'. Adaikalanathan took on the leadership/presidency of TELO following the killing of Sri Sabaratnam by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 5 May 1986. [3]
Adaikalanathan contested the 1989 parliamentary election as a ENDLF/ EPRLF/ TELO/ TULF electoral alliance candidate in Vanni District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the alliance candidates. [4] [5] He contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the TELO's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [6]
On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, TELO and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). [7] [8] Adaikalanathan contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District and was re-elected to Parliament. [9] He was re-elected at the 2004, 2010 and 2015 parliamentary elections. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] He was elected Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka when the new parliament met on 1 September 2015. [15] [16]
Adaikalanathan was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election. [17] [18] [19]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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1989 parliamentary [4] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | ENDLF/ EPRLF/ TELO/ TULF | 5,771 | Not elected | ||
2000 parliamentary [6] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | 15,490 | Elected | |||
2001 parliamentary [9] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 28,548 | Elected | ||
2004 parliamentary [10] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 39,535 | Elected | ||
2010 parliamentary [20] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 17,366 | Elected | ||
2015 parliamentary [21] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 26,397 | Elected | ||
2020 parliamentary [22] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 18,563 | Elected |