Joseph Pararajasingham

Hon. Maamanithar[1][2]
Joseph Pararajasingham
யோசப் பரராஜசிங்கம்
Member of Parliament
for Batticaloa District
In office
1990–2004
Preceded bySam Tambimuttu
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2004–2005
Succeeded byC. Chandrakanthan
Personal details
Born(1934-11-26)26 November 1934
Manipay, Ceylon
Died25 December 2005(2005-12-25) (aged 71)
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance

Joseph Pararajasingham (Tamil: யோசப் பரராஜசிங்கம்; 26 November 1934 – 25 December 2005) was a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, journalist, businessman and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District from 1990 to 2004 and a National List Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2005. A member of the Tamil National Alliance, he was shot dead on Christmas Day 2005 as he attended midnight mass at St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa.

  1. ^ "Siege of Jaffna on the cards". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 January 2006.
  2. ^ "LTTE confers "Maamanithar" title to Pararajasingham". TamilNet. 25 December 2005.