Ranjan Lala

Captain
Ranjan Lala
Native name கப்டன் லாலா ரஞ்சன்
Born K. Gnanendramohan
(1960-09-02)2 September 1960
Died 13 July 1984(1984-07-13) (aged 23)
Thondamanaru, Jaffna District
Years active –1984
Organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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.

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][2] 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 confidante of its leader V. Prabhakaran.[1][2] He was trained in India along with Kumarappa and Bhanu.[3] 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][2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (29 May 2010). "The politics of transnational Tamil Eelam Govt". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  2. 1 2 3 Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (6 November 2010). "Will There Be a Violent Resurgence of the LTTE Soon?". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  3. ↑ "Tamil nationalist political organiser assassinated in France". TamilNet. 8 November 2012.
  4. ↑ 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).
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