N. Indirakumar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Batticaloa District | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Niththiyanantham Indirakumar (alias Prasanna) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and provincial councillor.
Indirakumar is the Deputy Leader and General Secretary of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization.[1][2]
Indirakumar contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District but failed to get elected after coming fifth amongst the TNA candidates.[3] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the TNA's candidates in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[4] A few days after the election some TNA councillors including Indirakumar were threatened and coerced into joining the United People's Freedom Alliance but none of them gave into the threats.[5][6] Indirakumar and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.[7]