Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy (born 16 September 1965) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
S. Jeyanandamoorthy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1965 |
| Political party | Tamil National Alliance |
| Profession | Teacher |
Early life and family
Jeyanandamoorthy was born on 16 September 1965.[1]
Career
Jeyanandamoorthy had been a correspondent for Virakesari and TamilNet.[2]
Jeyanandamoorthy was selected by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Batticaloa District at the 2004 parliamentary election.[3] He was elected and entered Parliament.[4]
Jeyanandamoorthy and his relatives were repeatedly threatened by the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, a Sri Lankan government backed paramilitary group.[5][6][7] He subsequently fled to the United Kingdom.[8]
In May 2010, he was elected to the Transnational Constituent Assembly of Tamil Eelam.[9]