Arunasalam Thangathurai Politician

Arunasalam Thangathurai also spelt Arunachalam Thangathurai (Tamil: அருணாசலம் தங்கத்துரை, was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. He was Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District. He was assassinated by LTTE on July 5, 1997 in the presence of hundreds of school children. He was 61 years old.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 17, 1937
Birth place	Sri Lanka , Muttur (Sri Lanka)
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Religion	Hindu
Date of death	January 01, 1997
Place of death	Sri Lanka , Trincomalee
Education	Sri Lanka Law College