P. Ariyanethiran
P. Ariyanethiran | |
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பா. அரியநேத்திரன் | |
| Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District | |
| In office 2004–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kingsley Rasanayagam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1955 |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran (Tamil: பாக்கியசெல்வம் அரியநேத்திரன்; born 1 February 1955) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Early life[edit]
Ariyanethiran was born on 1 February 1955.[1]
Political career[edit]
Ariyanethiran was trustee of Kokkatticholai Sivan Temple and editor of Thamil Alai (Tamil wave), a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam newspaper.[2] He was selected by the Tamil Tigers as one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Batticaloa District at the 2004 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming fifth amongst the TNA candidates.[3] However, Ariyanethiran entered Parliament in May 2004 following the resignation of Kingsley Rasanayagam.[4] It has been alleged that the Tamil Tigers abducted and forced Rasanayagam to resign to make way for Ariyanethiran.[5]
Ariyanethiran was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election.[6] He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election.[7]
Electoral history[edit]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 2004 parliamentary[3] | Batticaloa District | TNA | 35,377 | Not elected |
| 2010 parliamentary[6] | Batticaloa District | TNA | 16,504 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary | Batticaloa District | TNA | Not elected |
References[edit]
- ^ "Directory of Members: P. Ariyanethiran". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (24 October 2004). "The killing of Kingsley Rasanayagam". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Parliament meets Tuesday, one SLMC MP crosses over to govt. bench". TamilNet. 18 May 2004.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (3 April 2010). "TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE ENTERS CRITICAL THIRD PHASE -2". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Batticaloa Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
- ^ Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Several former MPs will not return to parliament". News First.
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