A. Amirthalingam

A. Amirthalingam
அ. அமிர்தலிங்கம்
7th Leader of the Opposition
In office
4 August 1977 – 24 October 1983
PresidentJ. R. Jayewardene
Prime MinisterJ. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Preceded byJ. R. Jayewardene
Succeeded byAnura Bandaranaike
Leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front
In office
1977–1989
Preceded byS. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Succeeded byM. Sivasithamparam
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Vaddukoddai
In office
1956–1970
Preceded byV. Veerasingam, ACTC
Succeeded byA. Thiagarajah, ACTC
Member of Parliament
for Kankesanthurai
In office
21 July 1977 – 22 October 1983
Preceded byS. J. V. Chelvanayakam, ITAK
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
1989–1989
Succeeded byMavai Senathirajah, TULF
Personal details
Born(1927-08-26)26 August 1927
Pannagam, Vaddukoddai, British Ceylon
Died13 July 1989(1989-07-13) (aged 61)
342/2 Baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations
Tamil United Liberation Front
Alma materCeylon Law College
ProfessionLawyer
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil
Websiteamirthalingam.com

Appapillai Amirthalingam (Tamil: அப்பாப்பிள்ளை அமிர்தலிங்கம்; Sinhala: අප්පාපිල්ලෙයි අමිර්තලිංගම්; 26 August 1927 – 13 July 1989) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and Leader of the Opposition. Amirthalingam was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers.[1][2]

  1. ^ D. B. S. Jeyaraj (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 39: Amirthalingham eliminated". SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY. Archived from the original on 15 May 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)