T. Maheswaran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sri Lankan politician
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Place of Birth: Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
About T. Maheswaran
- Thiyagarajah Maheswaran (Tamil: ????????? ?????????) (10 January 1966 – 1 January 2008) was a Tamil Sri Lankan Member of Parliament (MP) from Colombo.
- He belonged to the main opposition United National Party and was critic of Rajapakse government's war against Tamil rebels.
- He was the former Hindu Affairs minister and a former Member of Parliament for Colombo District, escaped an assassination attempt on the final day of the 2004 election campaign in Colombo.
- He was assassinated by a gunshot on 1 January 2008 while worshipping at a Hindu temple with his family.
- Number of other devotees were also injured.
- The injured gunman has been apprehended and is in police custody in a hospital.
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