Douglas Devananda

Douglas Devananda
டக்ளஸ் தேவானந்தா
ඩග්ලස් දේවානන්ද
Devananda in 2014
Minister of Fisheries[a]
Assumed office
22 November 2019
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byP. Harrison
Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs
In office
29 October 2018 – 15 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byD. M. Swaminathan
Succeeded byRanil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
In office
23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Preceded bySarath Amunugama
Succeeded byRisad Badhiutheen
Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
In office
23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterRatnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded byNimal Siripala de Silva
Succeeded byFelix Perera
Minister of Development, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction of the North and North Eastern Provinces, Agricultural Marketing Development, Tamil and Hindu Affairs, Tamil Language Schools and Vocational Training for the North
In office
19 October 2000 – 19 November 2005
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRatnasiri Wickremanayake
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byM. H. M. Ashraff
Succeeded byChandrasiri Gajadeera
Member of Parliament
for Jaffna District
Assumed office
16 August 1994
Personal details
Born (1957-11-10) 10 November 1957 (age 66)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyEelam People's Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
Residence(s)121 Park Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
Alma materJaffna Central College
Colombo Hindu College
Websitewww.douglasdevananda.org
  1. ^ Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources from 22 November 2019 to 12 August 2020.

Kathiravelu Nythiananda Devananda, commonly known as Douglas Devananda (Tamil: டக்ளஸ் தேவானந்தா), is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party.[1] Originally a Sri Lanka Tamil militant who fought against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil Eelam, he became a pro-government paramilitary leader and politician. Due to his strong opposition to and vocal criticism of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers), they unsuccessfully tried to assassinate him over 10 times.[2] Devananda is a proclaimed offender in India and is wanted on charges of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and kidnapping.[3][4] He was sworn in as Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on 22 November 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "'LTTE usurped Lankan Tamils' identity'". The Statesman. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  3. ^ "Wanted man with SL delegation: TN passes the buck". ZeeNews.com. 10 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Devananda case: Madras HC seeks response from TN Govt". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 15 June 2010.
  5. ^ "New Cabinet Ministers sworn in". Daily News, Sri Lanka. 22 November 2019.