Suresh Premachandran

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Honourable
Suresh Premachandran
MP
சுரேஷ் பிரேமச்சந்திரன்
Suresh Premachandran.jpg
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Jaffna District
In office
1989–1994
In office
2004–2015
Personal details
Born (1957-11-08) 8 November 1957 (age 67)
Political party Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
Other political
affiliations		 Tamil National Alliance
Religion Hindu

Arumugam Kandaiah Premachandran (Tamil: ஆறுமுகம் கந்தையா பிரேமச்சந்திரன்; born 8 November 1957; commonly known as Suresh Premachandran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and former Member of Parliament. He is the current leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), a member of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

Early life

Premachandran was born on 8 November 1957, the son of a farmer.[1][2] He was educated at Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam and Senguntha Hindu College.[2] He then joined Waterloo College, London and Madras Christian College where he studied political science.[2]

Premachandran got involved in the Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism movement whilst at school and in 1976, whilst in London, he joined the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS).[2] He received military training from the Palestinians in Lebanon.[2] In 1979 K. Pathmanabha left EROS to form the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and Premachandran joined him.[2][3] He took on the nom de guerre Suresh and was a member of the EPRLF's central committee and politbureau.[2] Premachandran took on the leadership of EPRLF following the assassination of Pathmanabha by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 19 June 1990.

Career

Premachandran was one of the ENDLF/EPRLF/TELO/TULF alliance's candidates in Jaffna District at the 1989 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[4]

On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, EPRLF, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[5][6] He contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District but failed to get elected.[7]

Premachandran contested the 2004 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[8] He was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election.[9] He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election after coming seventh amongst the TNA candidates.[10][11][12]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Suresh Premachandran
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1989 parliamentary[4] Jaffna District EPRLF 20,738 Elected
2001 parliamentary[7] Jaffna District TNA 13,302 Not elected
2004 parliamentary[8] Jaffna District TNA 45,786 Elected
2010 parliamentary[9] Jaffna District TNA 16,425 Elected
2015 parliamentary[13] Jaffna District TNA 29,906 Not elected

References

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