S. Jeyanandamoorthy
| Honourable S. Jeyanandamoorthy MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Batticaloa District | |
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In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1965 |
| Political party | Tamil National Alliance |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy (born 16 September 1965) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Jeyanandamoorthy was born on 16 September 1965.[1]
Career
Jeyanandamoorthy had been a correspondent for Virakesari and TamilNet.[2]
Jeyanandamoorthy was selected by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Batticaloa District at the 2004 parliamentary election.[3] He was elected and entered Parliament.[4]
Jeyanandamoorthy and his relatives were repeatedly threatened by the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, a Sri Lankan government backed paramilitary group.[5][6][7] He subsequently fled to the United Kingdom.[8]
In May 2010 he was elected to the Transnational Constituent Assembly of Tamil Eelam.[9]
References
- ↑ "Directory of Past Members: Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka: 2004 Annual Report". Reporters Without Borders. 3 May 2004.
- ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (3 April 2010). "Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase-2". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 16 May 2010.
- ↑ "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "Legislators' relatives 'abducted'". BBC Sinhala. 12 December 2007.
- ↑ "How credibile were the Batti polls?". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 23 March 2008.
- ↑ "Resolution adopted unanimously by the IPU Governing Council at its 181st session". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 10 October 2007.
- ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 April 2010). "T.N.A. Performs creditably in parliamentary elections". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
- ↑ "Jeyananthamoorthy tops TGTE list in UK". TamilNet. 3 May 2010.
