Kiddinan Sivanesan

Hon. Maamanithar[1][2][3]
Kiddinan Sivanesan
MP
கி. சிவநேசன்
Member of Parliament
for Jaffna District
In office
2004–2008
Personal details
Born(1957-01-21)21 January 1957
Died6 March 2008(2008-03-06) (aged 51)
A9 highway, Maankulam, Sri Lanka
Political partyTamil National Alliance
OccupationCivil servant

Kiddinan Sivanesan (Tamil: கிட்டிணன் சிவனேசன் (Kiţţiṇaņ Civaņēcaņ); 21 January 1957 – 6 March 2008) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament. He was killed by a roadside bomb alleged to have been placed by the Sri Lanka Army's Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Deep Penetration Unit).[4]

  1. ^ Athas, Iqbal (9 March 2008). "Troops make progress in north, but major battles ahead". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  2. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Sivanesan". TamilNet. 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Tamil MP is killed in Sri Lanka". BBC News. 6 March 2008.