Suresh Premachandran | |
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சுரேஷ் பிரேமச்சந்திரன் | |
Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
In office 2004–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jaffna, Dominion of Ceylon | 8 November 1957
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Arumugam Kandaiah Premachandran ( Tamil: ஆறுமுகம் கந்தையா பிரேமச்சந்திரன்; born 8 November 1957; commonly known as Suresh Premachandran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and former Member of Parliament. He is the current leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), a member of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
Premachandran was born on 8 November 1957, the son of a farmer. [1] [2] He was educated at Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam and Senguntha Hindu College. [2] He then joined Waterloo College, London and Madras Christian College where he studied political science. [2]
Premachandran got involved in the Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism movement whilst at school and in 1976, whilst in London, he joined the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS). [2] He received military training from the Palestinians in Lebanon. [2] In 1979 K. Pathmanabha left EROS to form the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and Premachandran joined him. [2] [3] He took on the nom de guerre Suresh and was a member of the EPRLF's central committee and politburo. [2] Premachandran took on the leadership of EPRLF following the assassination of Pathmanabha by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 19 June 1990.
Premachandran was one of the ENDLF/EPRLF/ TELO/ TULF alliance's candidates in Jaffna District at the 1989 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament. [4]
On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, EPRLF, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). [5] [6] He contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District but failed to get elected. [7]
Premachandran contested the 2004 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District. He was elected and re-entered Parliament. [8] He was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election. [9] He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election after coming seventh amongst the TNA candidates. [10] [11] [12]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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1989 parliamentary [4] | Jaffna District | EPRLF | 20,738 | Elected |
2001 parliamentary [7] | Jaffna District | TNA | 13,302 | Not elected |
2004 parliamentary [8] | Jaffna District | TNA | 45,786 | Elected |
2010 parliamentary [9] | Jaffna District | TNA | 16,425 | Elected |
2015 parliamentary [13] | Jaffna District | TNA | 29,906 | Not elected |
Suresh Premachandran | |
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சுரேஷ் பிரேமச்சந்திரன் | |
Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
In office 2004–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jaffna, Dominion of Ceylon | 8 November 1957
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Arumugam Kandaiah Premachandran ( Tamil: ஆறுமுகம் கந்தையா பிரேமச்சந்திரன்; born 8 November 1957; commonly known as Suresh Premachandran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and former Member of Parliament. He is the current leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), a member of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
Premachandran was born on 8 November 1957, the son of a farmer. [1] [2] He was educated at Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam and Senguntha Hindu College. [2] He then joined Waterloo College, London and Madras Christian College where he studied political science. [2]
Premachandran got involved in the Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism movement whilst at school and in 1976, whilst in London, he joined the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS). [2] He received military training from the Palestinians in Lebanon. [2] In 1979 K. Pathmanabha left EROS to form the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and Premachandran joined him. [2] [3] He took on the nom de guerre Suresh and was a member of the EPRLF's central committee and politburo. [2] Premachandran took on the leadership of EPRLF following the assassination of Pathmanabha by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 19 June 1990.
Premachandran was one of the ENDLF/EPRLF/ TELO/ TULF alliance's candidates in Jaffna District at the 1989 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament. [4]
On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, EPRLF, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). [5] [6] He contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District but failed to get elected. [7]
Premachandran contested the 2004 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District. He was elected and re-entered Parliament. [8] He was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election. [9] He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election after coming seventh amongst the TNA candidates. [10] [11] [12]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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1989 parliamentary [4] | Jaffna District | EPRLF | 20,738 | Elected |
2001 parliamentary [7] | Jaffna District | TNA | 13,302 | Not elected |
2004 parliamentary [8] | Jaffna District | TNA | 45,786 | Elected |
2010 parliamentary [9] | Jaffna District | TNA | 16,425 | Elected |
2015 parliamentary [13] | Jaffna District | TNA | 29,906 | Not elected |