S. Jeyanandamoorthy
Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy (born 16 September 1965) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former member of parliament. Early life and familyJeyanandamoorthy was born on 16 September 1965.[1] CareerJeyanandamoorthy 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
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