S. Jeyanandamoorthy

Honourable
S. Jeyanandamoorthy
MP
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Batticaloa District
In office
2004–2010
Personal details
Born (1965-09-16) 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]

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