Rajani Thiranagama

Dr. Rajani Thiranagama
Born(1954-02-23)23 February 1954
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died21 September 1989(1989-09-21) (aged 35)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
OccupationUniversity lecturer
SpouseDayapala Thiranagama
Children2, including Sharika Thiranagama

Rajani Thiranagama (née Rajasingham) (23 February 1954 – 21 September 1989) was a Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist and feminist who was assassinated by LTTE cadres after she had criticised them for their atrocities.[1] At the time of her assassination, she was the head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna and an active member of University Teachers for Human Rights, Jaffna, and was one of its founding members.

  1. ^ "On the occasion of the release of No More Tears Sister, a film on the life and times of Rajani Thiranagama" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2022.