T. Maheswaran | |
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Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
In office 2004 – 1 January 2008 | |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Rajabdeen |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 January 1966 |
Died | 1 January 2008 | (aged 41)
Political party | United National Party |
Spouse | Vijayakala Maheswaran |
Thiyagarajah Maheswaran (Tamil: தியாகராஜா மகேஸ்வரன்) (10 January 1966 – 1 January 2008) was a Tamil Sri Lankan Member of Parliament (MP) from Colombo. He belonged to the main opposition United National Party and was critic of Rajapakse government's war against Tamil rebels. He was the former Hindu Affairs minister and a former Member of Parliament for Colombo District, escaped an assassination attempt on the final day of the 2004 election campaign in Colombo. He was assassinated by a gunman on 1 January 2008 while worshipping at a Hindu temple with his family.[1]