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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Militant leader of Tamil Tigers}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| image = Col ramanan port 200-1-.jpg<br />
| name = Kandiah Ulaganathan<br />
| other_names = Colonel Ramanan<br />
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| nationality = Sri Lankan<br />
| birth_date = 1966<br />
| birth_place =<br />
| death_date = May 21, 2006<br />
| death_place = [[Vavunathivu]], Sri Lanka<br />
| occupation = Militant leader of [[Tamil Tigers]]<br />
| party = [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kandiah Ulaganathan''', also known as '''Colonel Ramanan''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Col. Ramanan|url=http://www.tamilnation.org/tamileelam/maveerar/ramanan.htm|work=Tamilnation|date=2006-05-24 |access-date=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ramanan, an accomplished Planning Commander- Balraj, Pottu|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18276|work=Tamilnet|date=2006-05-25 |access-date=2009-01-07}}</ref> was a senior commander of the [[Tamil Tigers]], and was the number two in the Tamil Tiger military wing and its chief intelligence operative in the eastern region.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/05/22/1643863.htm Tamil Tiger leader killed in Sri Lanka] ABC News- May 22, 2006</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1572162.cms Norway envoys push for Sri Lanka peace talks] [[Times of India]] - May 26, 2006</ref> He was from [[Palukamam]], [[Batticaloa District]], Sri Lanka.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ulganathan was born in 1966 in Palugaamam to a family of farmers. He studied at the Kandumani Maha Vidyalam. He joined the LTTE in 1986, a year before his brother joined. His brother was killed in a skirmish with the [[IPKF]] in 1987.<ref>[http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/393 Life and times of Kandiah Ulaganathan - (”Col”. Ramanan)] David Jeyaraj - May 20, 2006</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Colonel Ramanan was killed by a sniper along [[Vavunathivu]] forward defence line on 21 May 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060630122750/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/23/stories/2006052309631500.htm LTTE leader shot dead] [[The Hindu]] - May 23, 2006</ref> Tamilnet claimed the sniper was connected to the [[Sri Lankan Army]],<ref>{{cite news |title=LTTE Senior Commander Ramanan assassinated|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18221|work=Tamilnet|date=2006-05-21 |access-date=2009-01-21}}</ref> while military forces claimed<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023020450/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/rest-of-world/27812159_1_top-ltte-tamil-tiger-commander Top LTTE commander Ramanan killed] Times of India - May 22, 2006</ref> was ambushed by members of the [[Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal]]. They allegedly ambushed him as he was riding a motorcycle. They attempted to detonate a mine, which failed, leading to his demise at the hand of gunshots.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060523/asp/foreign/story_6258616.asp Tigers flash war alert after leader death] The Telegraph, Calcutta - May 23, 2006</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
[[Category:2006 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Assassinated Sri Lankan people]]<br />
[[Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam members]]<br />
[[Category:Sri Lankan Tamil rebels]]<br />
[[Category:People from Batticaloa District]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Peace Keeping Force]]</div>Bot