Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan
Politician
1966 –
Who is Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan?
Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan politician and former militant. After fighting for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for over 20 years, he rose to prominence as the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, a breakaway faction of the LTTE.
After giving up arms and entering politics, he was appointed as a National List Member of Parliament for the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance, the party of President Mahinda Rajapakse, in 2008 and sworn in as Minister of National Integration on March 9, 2009. He later joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the largest party in the UPFA, and on April 24, 2009 he appointed a Vice President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
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- Born
- 1966
Kiran, Sri Lanka - Spouses
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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