List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Other politicians

List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War

Section Title: Other politicians
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Victim	Position	Date	Location	Method	Perpetrator(s)

Lakshman Algama	UNP politician; Former Chief of Staff, Sri Lankan Army	18 December 1999	Ja-Ela, Gampaha District	Suicide bombing	LTTE is blamed by the government.

S. Gopallapillai	UNP candidate	18 September 1983	Jaffna	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Karavai Kandasamy	Deputy chairman, DPLF	31 December 1994	Robert Place, Colombo	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Pon Mathimukarajah (Mathimugaraj)	General Secretary, TULF Nallur Branch	26 December 1998	Nallur, Jaffna District	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

S. J. Muttiah	UNP candidate, Chavakacheri	29 April 1983	Chavakacheri, Jaffna	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Kumaraswamy Nandagopan (alias Ragu)	President, TMVP	14 November 2008	Colombo District	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Kanapathipillai Navaratnarajah	TELO member	7 June 2000	Batticaloa	Shot	LTTE is blamed.

S. A. Oswald	SLFP Secretary, Gurunagar	24 June 1998	Gurunagar, Jaffna	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Kumar Ponnambalam	Leader of the ACTC; lawyer	5 January 2000	Colombo	Shot	Government is blamed by his family.National Front Against Terrorism has claimed responsibility.

John Pulle	UNP organiser, Anuradhapura District; former Sri Lankan Ambassador	6 October 2008	Anuradhapura	Suicide bombing	LTTE is blamed by the government.

S. Rajaratnam	UNP candidate, Valvettithurai	29 April 1983	Valvettithurai, Jaffna	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

A. J. Rajasooriar	UNP organiser, Jaffna District	12 August 1983	Jaffna District	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

Canagasabai Rajathurai	EPDP Member	Jaffna	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

Mala Ramachandran	UNP member, Batticaloa Municipal Council	1 September 1983	Batticaloa	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

K. B. Ratnasingham	UNP candidate, Point Pedro	29 April 1983	Point Pedro, Jaffna District	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Rajan Sathiyamoorthy	TNA parliamentary candidate	30 March 2004	Batticaloa	Shot	LTTE is blamed.

Anton Sivalingam	EPDP Member	1 March 2000	Jaffna	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

S. T. Tharmalingam	SLFP organiser, Jaffna District	3 October 1997	Columbuthurai, Jaffna District	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

S. Vidyanandan	District Secretary, Communist Party	8 March 1988	Chunnakam, Jaffna District	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

Velamurugu Master	TULF organiser; Member, Kalmunai Citizens Committee	20 August 1983	Kalmunai	Shot	LTTE is blamed by "S. Vasudevan".

Vanniasingham Vigneswaran	TNA member; President, Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum	7 April 2006	Trincomalee	Shot	TMVP is blamed.

K. Vinothan	Former SLFP organiser, Jaffna District	28 April 1995	Sea Avenue, Colombo	Shot	LTTE is blamed by the government.

Sentence(s)

Ponnambalam was assassinated in Colombo.

final_sentence: Ponnambalam was assassinated in Colombo.