Kalaivani Rajaratnam | |
|---|---|
| கலைவாணி ராஜரத்தினம் | |
| Born | 26 July 1968 Kaithady Nunavil |
| Died | 21 May 1991 Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Other names | Thenmozhi, Dhanu, Anbu, Gayatri |
| Organization | LTTE |
| Father | A. Rajaratnam |
| Relatives | Anuja Rajaratnam (sister), Vasugi Rajaratnam (sister), Sivavarman Rajaratnam (stepbrother), Sivapackiyam (aunty), Chandrasekharam (uncle), Chandrasekharampillai Packiachandran (cousin), Subha (cousin) |
Kalaivani Rajaratnam (26 July 1968 – 21 May 1991) was a prominent Sri Lankan Tamil militant associated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Born in Kaithady Nunavil in the Jaffna Peninsula, she is notably recognized for her role as a suicide bomber in the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. Known also by her aliases Dhanu, Thenmozhi, Gayatri and Anbu. Rajaratnam's involvement in this high-profile act of violence marked her as a significant and controversial figure in the Tamil separatist movement and South Asian political history.