D. Siddarthan

D. Siddarthan
த. சித்தார்த்தன்
ධර්මලිංගම් සිද්ධාර්ථන්
Siddarthan in February 2017
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencyJaffna District
In office
2001–2004
ConstituencyVanni District
In office
1994–2000
ConstituencyVanni District
Member of the Northern Provincial Council
In office
2013–2015
Succeeded byKanapathippillai Tharumalingam
ConstituencyJaffna District
Personal details
Born
Dharmalingam Siddarthan

(1948-09-10) 10 September 1948 (age 76)
Political partyPeople's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
Other political
affiliations
Tamil National Alliance

Dharmalingam Siddarthan (Tamil: தர்மலிங்கம் சித்தார்த்தன், romanized: Tarmaliṅkam Cittārttaṉ; born 10 September 1948) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1] He is the leader of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, a member of the Tamil National Alliance.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Directory of Members: Dharmalingam Sithadthan". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ Pathirana, Saroj (14 November 2010). "Sri Lanka's 'ignored' non-Tamil Tiger militant groups". BBC News. London, U.K. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ "TNA & Sinhala sensitivities". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.