T. Maheswaran

Hon.
T. Maheswaran
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
2004 – 1 January 2008
Succeeded byMohamed Rajabdeen
Personal details
Born(1966-01-10)10 January 1966
Died1 January 2008(2008-01-01) (aged 41)
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseVijayakala 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]

  1. ^ "Sri Lankan Tamil MP shot dead at Hindu temple in Colombo". Times of India. 1 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.