Mangalan Master
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Mangalan Master is the nom de guerre of a candidate for the TMVP contesting Polonnaruwa District
for the United People's Freedom Alliance
in Sri Lanka
. He is a former LTTE cadre, third in line for TMVP leadership after defecting to the party of Colonel Karuna
and a staunch Karuna partisan during intra-TMVP feuds. The LTTE made an attempt on his life with claymore bombs
in 2005.
Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km²....
for the United People's Freedom Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. He is a former LTTE cadre, third in line for TMVP leadership after defecting to the party of Colonel Karuna
Colonel Karuna
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 Tamil Tigers.After giving up arms and...
and a staunch Karuna partisan during intra-TMVP feuds. The LTTE made an attempt on his life with claymore bombs
M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine
The M18A1 Claymore is a directional anti-personnel mine used by the U.S. military. It was named after the large Scottish sword by its inventor, Norman A. MacLeod...
in 2005.