A. Amirthalingam Politician

Appapillai Amirthalingam (Tamil: அப்பாப்பிள்ளை அமிர்தலிங்கம்) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and Leader of the Opposition. Amirthalingam was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Amirthalingam Appapillai
Birth dateAugust 26, 1927
Birth place
Vaddukoddai , Pannagam , British Ceylon
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Religion
Hinduism in Sri Lanka
Date of deathJuly 13, 1989
Place of death
Sri Lanka , Colombo
Education
Sri Lanka Law College

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Member of parliament

other party
Tamil United Liberation Front
region
Kankesanthurai Electoral District
Vaddukoddai Electoral District
National List Member of Parliament
successor
Tamil United Liberation Front
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
All Ceylon Tamil Congress
A. Thiagarajah

Politician

officeLeader Tamil United Liberation Front
party
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

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A. Amirthalingam on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.amirthalingam.com