T. Maheswaran
Sri Lankan politician (1966-2008)
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 a critic of Mahinda Rajapakse government's war against Tamil rebels. A former Hindu Affairs minister and a former Member of Parliament for Colombo District, he 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.
Early life and education
T. Maheswaran was born on 10 January 1966 in Karainagar, Jaffna. He was from Thangodai area in Karainagar. His ancestral home was near the place called Sinna Aaladi. Maheswaran studied at Yarlton College Karainagar and later at St.John's College, Jaffna.
Political career
He was a successful businessman before becoming a politician with the United National Party. He was one of the first minority Tamil politician to join a majority Sinhalese dominated political party from the south after the commencement of the Sri Lankan civil war.
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