Ranjan Lala
Captain Ranjan Lala | |
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கப்டன் லாலா ரஞ்சன் | |
Born | K. Gnanendramohan 2 September 1960 |
Died | 13 July 1984 Thondamanaru, Jaffna District | (aged 23)
Years active | ?–1984 |
Organization | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Kanakanayakam Gnanendramohan (Tamil: கனகநாயகம் ஞானேந்திரமோகன் Kaṉakanāyakam Ñāṉēntiramōkaṉ; 2 September 1960 – 13 July 1984; commonly known by the nom de guerre Ranjan Lala) was a leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Gnanendramohan was born on 2 September 1960. He was from Odakkarai near Point Pedro, Jaffna District. His niece Sivagowri Shanthamohan is married to Nediyavan (Perinpanayagam Sivaparan), a leading member of the LTTE amongst the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora.[1][2] Gnanendramohan joined the LTTE and took on the nom de guerre Ranjan Lala. He was one of the founding members of the LTTE and a confidant of its leader V. Prabhakaran.[1][2] He was trained in India along with Kumarappa and Bhanu.[3] Captain Ranjan Lala was shot dead by the Special Task Force on 13 July 1984 whilst he was riding a motorcycle in the Thondamanaru area of Jaffna District.[1][2][4]
References[]
- ^ a b c Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (29 May 2010). "The politics of transnational Tamil Eelam Govt". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ^ a b c Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (6 November 2010). "Will There Be a Violent Resurgence of the LTTE Soon?". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Tamil nationalist political organiser assassinated in France". TamilNet. 8 November 2012.
- ^ Wijayapala, Ranil (12 June 2009). "Passing out parade of the 60th Intake of the Special Task Force (STF) today : The force that bolstered the Forces". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
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- 1960 births
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- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam members
- People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Deaths by firearm in Sri Lanka
- People killed during the Sri Lankan Civil War
- People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan Tamil rebels