S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician)
- Sarawanabavanandan Shanmuganathan (16 May 1960 – 15 July 1998; known as Vasanthan) was a Sri Lankan Tamil militant, politician and Member of Parliament. Shanmuganathan was born on 16 May 1960.
- He was a Hindu.
- He was a senior member of the militant People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, serving as its commander in Vavuniya.Shanmuganathan was member of Vavuniya Urban Council.
- He contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.Shanmuganathan was killed by a claymore mine in Irambaikkulam, Vavuniya District on 15 July 1998.
- The assassination was blamed on the rival rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- However, the pro-LTTE TamilNet claimed that Shanmuganathan had been the victim of an internal conflict within the PLOTE.
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