Sri Sabaratnam | |
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சிறி சபாரத்தினம் | |
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Born | 28 August 1952 |
Died | 6 May 1986 | (aged 33)
Other names | Tall Sri |
Years active | –1986 |
Organization | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
Sundaram Sri Sabaratnam ( Tamil: சிறி சபாரத்தினம்; 28 August 1952 – 6 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Sabaratnam was born on 28 August 1952. [1] Whilst in government custody between 1972 and 1975 his jailer nicknamed him "Tall Sri" to differentiate him from another Sri in custody. [2]
On 25 March 1981 a People's Bank van returning to Jaffna after collecting cash in Vadamarachchi was robbed of Rs. 8 million on the Jaffna-Point Pedro Road in Neervely. [3] [4] N. Thangavelu (alias Thangadurai), S. Yogachandran (alias Kuttimani), Selvadurai Sivasubramaniam (alias Devan), Navaratnarah (Nadarajah) Sivapatham (alias Sivapalan Master) and Vythilingam Nadesathasan (Nadesudasan) were arrested and charged in connection with the robbery. [5] Sabaratnam was charged in absentia. [5] The trial at Colombo High Court commenced on 2 November 1982 and on 24 February 1983 all six defendants were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. [5] [4] [6]
Sabaratnam became leader of TELO after the killing of Thangathurai and Kuttimani during the Welikada prison massacre in July 1983. [7] [8] [9]
In April 1986 the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) banned TELO and set about killing its leader Sri Sabaratnam. [10] Sabaratnam went on the run, fleeing from TELO's main base in Kalviyankadu to Neervely, then to Kopay and finally to Kondavil. [11] The LTTE found out that he was in Kondavil and they, led by Kittu, cordoned off the area and started a house-to-house search, using loud hailers to warn local residents not to shelter Sabaratnam. [11] On 6 May 1986 [a] the LTTE discovered Sabaratnam in a tobacco field and Kittu shot him in the leg to prevent him escaping. [10] [11] [12] Sabaratnam pleaded with Kittu for his life, but Kittu shot him 28 times using a machine gun. [10] [11] Sabaratnam's bullet ridden body was displayed at Kondavil bus stand before being handed over to his family. [10] [11]
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Sri Sabaratnam | |
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சிறி சபாரத்தினம் | |
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Born | 28 August 1952 |
Died | 6 May 1986 | (aged 33)
Other names | Tall Sri |
Years active | –1986 |
Organization | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
Sundaram Sri Sabaratnam ( Tamil: சிறி சபாரத்தினம்; 28 August 1952 – 6 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Sabaratnam was born on 28 August 1952. [1] Whilst in government custody between 1972 and 1975 his jailer nicknamed him "Tall Sri" to differentiate him from another Sri in custody. [2]
On 25 March 1981 a People's Bank van returning to Jaffna after collecting cash in Vadamarachchi was robbed of Rs. 8 million on the Jaffna-Point Pedro Road in Neervely. [3] [4] N. Thangavelu (alias Thangadurai), S. Yogachandran (alias Kuttimani), Selvadurai Sivasubramaniam (alias Devan), Navaratnarah (Nadarajah) Sivapatham (alias Sivapalan Master) and Vythilingam Nadesathasan (Nadesudasan) were arrested and charged in connection with the robbery. [5] Sabaratnam was charged in absentia. [5] The trial at Colombo High Court commenced on 2 November 1982 and on 24 February 1983 all six defendants were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. [5] [4] [6]
Sabaratnam became leader of TELO after the killing of Thangathurai and Kuttimani during the Welikada prison massacre in July 1983. [7] [8] [9]
In April 1986 the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) banned TELO and set about killing its leader Sri Sabaratnam. [10] Sabaratnam went on the run, fleeing from TELO's main base in Kalviyankadu to Neervely, then to Kopay and finally to Kondavil. [11] The LTTE found out that he was in Kondavil and they, led by Kittu, cordoned off the area and started a house-to-house search, using loud hailers to warn local residents not to shelter Sabaratnam. [11] On 6 May 1986 [a] the LTTE discovered Sabaratnam in a tobacco field and Kittu shot him in the leg to prevent him escaping. [10] [11] [12] Sabaratnam pleaded with Kittu for his life, but Kittu shot him 28 times using a machine gun. [10] [11] Sabaratnam's bullet ridden body was displayed at Kondavil bus stand before being handed over to his family. [10] [11]
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