Uma Maheswaran

Uma Maheswaran
உமாமகேசுவரன்
Born
K. Nallainathan

(1945-02-18)18 February 1945
Died16 July 1989(1989-07-16) (aged 44)
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalitySri Lankan
Other namesMukundan
OccupationSurveyor
Years active1977–1989
Organization(s)Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (1977–1980)
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (1980–1989)

Kadirgamapillai (Kathirkamar) Nallainathan (Tamil: க. உமாமகேசுவரன்; 18 February 1945 – 16 July 1989; commonly known by the nom de guerre Uma Maheswaran) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and the founder and leader of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.