Chelliah Kumarasuriar

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Chelliah Kumarasuriar was a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1970-1977) and a Member of Senate of Ceylon. He was a political rival of Alfred Duraiappah and was initially suspected of behind his death. [1] However, the assassination was widely blamed on the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its leader V. Prabhakaran. [2] [3] On 25 April 1978 the LTTE issued an open letter, which was published in the Virakesari , claiming responsibility for the assassination of eleven people including Duraiappah. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Perera, Janaka. "'Sunda' a friend of the press". Island. Retrieved 9 December 2019.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Hoole, Rajan; Thiranagama, Rajini (January 2001). "Chapter 2 – Antecedents of July 1983 and the Foundations of Impunity". Sri Lanka: the arrogance of power : myths, decadence & murder. University Teachers for Human Rights. pp. 11, 46. ISBN   978-955-9447-04-7.
  3. ↑ Sabaratnam, T. "Chpaper 8: First Military Operation". Pirapaharan. Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  4. ↑ "27 July 1975". Peace and Conflict Timeline. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Athas, Iqbal (1 August 1999). "The Situation Report". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
  6. ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 25: War or peace?". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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