Sarojini Yogeswaran
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (August 2020) |
Sarojini Yogeswaran | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 14th Mayor of Jaffna | |
| In office 1998–1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Pon Sivapalan |
| Member of Jaffna Municipal Council | |
| In office 1998–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarojini Ponnambalam |
| Died | 17 May 1998 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Tamil United Liberation Front |
| Spouse | Vettivelu Yogeswaran |
| Alma mater | Vembadi Girls High School |
Sarojini Yogeswaran (née Ponnambalam; died in 1998) was the first female mayor of Jaffna, a city in Sri Lanka. She served from 1997 until her assassination. Yogeswaran was a member of the Tamil United Liberation Front and was the first elected mayor in 14 years.
Death
[edit]Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on 17 May 1998. She died on the way to hospital. A LTTE front organization called the Sankiliyan Force claimed responsibility.[1]
Further reading
[edit]- P.S. Suryanarayana (6 June 1998). "Pacification efforts in peril". Frontline.
- Bhagat, Rasheeda (6 June 1998). "The yearning for peace". Frontline.
References
[edit]- ^ "Amnesty Report" (PDF). Amnesty International.
External links
[edit]
 | This article about a mayor in Sri Lanka is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a politician from Northern Province, Sri Lanka is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1998 deaths
- Assassinated mayors
- Assassinated Sri Lankan politicians
- Deaths by firearm in Sri Lanka
- Mayors of Jaffna
- People killed during the Sri Lankan civil war
- Sri Lankan Hindus
- Tamil politicians
- Sri Lankan Tamil women
- Sri Lankan Tamil people
- Sri Lankan terrorism victims
- Tamil United Liberation Front politicians
- Terrorism deaths in Sri Lanka
- Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1998
- Women mayors of places in Sri Lanka
- Asian politicians assassinated in the 1990s
- Politicians assassinated in 1998
- First women mayors
- Asian mayor stubs
- Sri Lankan politician stubs