S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician)

{{Short description|Sri Lankan Tamil politician and MP (1960–1998)}}

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Sarawanabavanandan Shanmuganathan (16 May 1960 – 15 July 1998; known as Vasanthan) was a Sri Lankan Tamil militant, politician and Member of Parliament.

Shanmuganathan was born on 16 May 1960.{{cite web|title=Shanmuganathan, Saravanabhavanadan|url=http://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/2953|publisher=Parliament of Sri Lanka}} He was a Hindu. He was a senior member of the militant People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, serving as its commander in Vavuniya.{{cite news|last=Ferdinando|first=Shamindra|title=Eelam War II: LTTE in command – Part 112|url=http://pdfs.island.lk/defence/20130304_112.html|newspaper=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=4 March 2013}}

Shanmuganathan was member of Vavuniya Urban Council.{{cite news|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=1764|title=Vavuniya MP killed|date=15 July 1998|publisher=TamilNet}} He contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1994%20GENERAL%20ELECTION-SM01.PDF|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006015411/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1994%20GENERAL%20ELECTION-SM01.PDF|archivedate=2010-10-06}}

Shanmuganathan was killed by a claymore mine in Irambaikkulam, Vavuniya District on 15 July 1998.{{cite news|last=Athas|first=Iqbal|title=The Situation Report: Sauce for the State media is no sauce for us|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980719/sitrep.html|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=19 July 1998|authorlink=Iqbal Athas}} The assassination was blamed on the rival rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.{{cite news|last=Jeyaraj|first=D. B. S.|title=Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves|url=http://www.nation.lk/2008/03/16/newsfe1.htm|newspaper=The Nation (Sri Lanka)|date=16 March 2008}}{{cite journal|last=Jeyaraj|first=D. B. S.|title=Who killed Manickathasan?|journal=Frontline|date=11 September 1999|volume=16|issue=19|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1619/16190630.htm}} However, the pro-LTTE TamilNet claimed that Shanmuganathan had been the victim of an internal conflict within the PLOTE.{{cite news|title=Vavuniya MP's funeral held|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=1782|newspaper=TamilNet|date=19 July 1998}}