M. K. Eelaventhan
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M.K. Eelaventhan is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician
and former Member of Parliament
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His birth name was Kanakendran but he changed it to Eelaventhan which means "King of Eelam" in Tamil
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Eelaventhan was a National List MP for the Tamil National Alliance
in the Sri Lankan Parliament between April 2004
and December 2007 when he was expelled from Parliament for non-attendance.
Politician
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and former Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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His birth name was Kanakendran but he changed it to Eelaventhan which means "King of Eelam" in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
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Eelaventhan was a National List MP for the Tamil National Alliance
Tamil National Alliance
The Tamil National Alliance is a powerful minority Sri Lankan Tamil political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was formed as an amalgamation of moderate Tamil parties as well as number of former rebel groups...
in the Sri Lankan Parliament between April 2004
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...
and December 2007 when he was expelled from Parliament for non-attendance.