Atputharajah Nadarajah
Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and politician
About Atputharajah Nadarajah
Lived 1963 – 1999 (aged 36). Atputharajah Nadarajah was a Sri Lankan.
Atputharajah Nadarajah (16 September 1963 - 2 November 1999), commonly known as Ramesh was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and politician. He was Chief Editor of Thinamurasu a Tamil weekly. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Jaffna District as a member of the paramilitary Eelam People's Democratic Party. He criticised his own party EDDP in his newspaper Thinamurasu and supported Tamil nationalism and the LTTE and leading to dispute with his party and leader Douglas Devananda. He was shot dead along with his driver in Colombo on 2 November 1999.
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Who was Atputharajah Nadarajah?
Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and politician (1963-1999)
When was Atputharajah Nadarajah born?
Atputharajah Nadarajah was born on 16 September 1963.
When did Atputharajah Nadarajah die?
Atputharajah Nadarajah died on 2 November 1999.
What nationality was Atputharajah Nadarajah?
Atputharajah Nadarajah was Sri Lankan.
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