Arunasalam Thangathurai

Honourable Arunasalam Thangathurai MP
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Muthur
In office 1970–1977
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Trincomalee
In office 1994–1997
Personal details
Born	January 17, 1937(1937-01-17) Kiliveddy, Muthur, Sri Lanka
Died	July 5, 1997(1997-07-05) (aged 60) Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political affiliations	TULF
Alma mater	Sri Lanka Law College
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Hindu
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil

Arunasalam Thangathurai also spelt Arunachalam Thangathurai (Tamil: அருணாசலம் தங்கத்துரை, was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. He was Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District. He was assassinated by LTTE on July 5, 1997^[1][2] in the presence of hundreds of school children. He was 61 years old.

See also

• Sri Lankan Tamil people

References

• ^ Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers leaders should account for latest killings
• ^ AI REPORT 1998:SRI LANKA

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