Sarojini Yogeswaran
Politician
– 1998
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Who was Sarojini Yogeswaran?
Sarojini Yogeswaran was a Sri Lankan politician. Yogeswaran was a member of the Tamil United Liberation Front. In 1997, she was elected mayor of Jaffna, the first elected mayor in 14 years.
Mrs. Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on May 17, 1998. She died on the way to hospital. A group calling itself the Sankiliyan Force claimed responsibility. It is believed the LTTE was ultimately responsible. They had assassinated her husband, V Yogeswaran, in 1987.
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- Also known as
- Mayor Sarojini Yogeswaran
- Spouses
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Sri Lankan Tamils
- Profession
- Died
- May 17, 1998
Jaffna
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on July 23, 2013
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