Kanakanayakam Gnanendramohan (Tamil: கனகநாயகம் ஞானேந்திரமோகன் Kaṉakanāyakam Ñāṉēntiramōkaṉ; 2 September 1960 – 13 July 1984; commonly known by the nom de guerre Ranjan Lala) was a leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Captain Ranjan Lala | |
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கப்டன் லாலா ரஞ்சன் | |
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| Born | K. Gnanendramohan 2 September 1960 |
| Died | 13 July 1984 (aged 23) Thondamanaru, Jaffna District |
| Years active | ?–1984 |
| Organization | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Gnanendramohan was born on 2 September 1960. He was from Odakkarai near Point Pedro, Jaffna District. His niece Sivagowri Shanthamohan is married to Nediyavan (Perinpanayagam Sivaparan), a leading member of the LTTE amongst the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora.[1] Gnanendramohan joined the LTTE and took on the nom de guerre Ranjan Lala. He was one of the founding members of the LTTE and a confidant of its leader V. Prabhakaran.[1]
He was trained in India along with Kumarappa and Bhanu.[2] Captain Ranjan Lala was shot dead by the Special Task Force on 13 July 1984 whilst he was riding a motorcycle in the Thondamanaru area of Jaffna District.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (29 May 2010). "The politics of transnational Tamil Eelam Govt". The Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka.
- Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (6 November 2010). "Will There Be a Violent Resurgence of the LTTE Soon?". The Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka. - ^ "Tamil nationalist political organiser assassinated in France". TamilNet. 8 November 2012.
- ^ Wijayapala, Ranil (12 June 2009). "Passing out parade of the 60th Intake of the Special Task Force (STF) today : The force that bolstered the Forces". Daily News. Sri Lanka.