Back T. Maheswaran German Thiyagarajah Maheswaran Spanish Thiyagarajah Maheswaran French Thiyagarajah Maheswaran Dutch ਟੀ.ਮਹੇਸ਼ਵਰਨ Punjabi Thiyagarajah Maheswaran Polish ටී. මහේෂ්වරන් Singhalese தியாகராஜா மகேஸ்வரன் Tamil
T. Maheswaran | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| In office 2004 – 1 January 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Rajabdeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1966 |
| Died | 1 January 2008 (aged 41) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | Vijayakala Maheswaran |
Thiyagarajah Maheswaran (Tamil: தியாகராஜா மகேஸ்வரன்) (10 January 1966 – 1 January 2008) was a Tamil Sri Lankan Member of Parliament (MP) from Colombo. He belonged to the main opposition United National Party and was a critic of Mahinda Rajapakse government's war against Tamil rebels. A former Hindu Affairs minister and a former Member of Parliament for Colombo District, he escaped an assassination attempt on the final day of the 2004 election campaign in Colombo. He was assassinated by a gunman on 1 January 2008 while worshipping at a Hindu temple with his family.[1]
- ^ "Sri Lankan Tamil MP shot dead at Hindu temple in Colombo". Times of India. 1 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.