Thangathurai Arunasalam
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Thangathurai Arunasalam also spelt Thangathurai Arunachalam was a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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n Tamil politician
Politician
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. He was Tamil United Liberation Front
Tamil United Liberation Front
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 (TULF) Member of Parliament
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 for Trincomalee District
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. He was assassinated by LTTE on July 5, 1997 in the presence of hundreds of school children. He was 61 years old.
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