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	Mrs. Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on 17 May 1998. She died on the way to hospital. A group calling itself the [[Sankiliyan]] Force claimed responsibility. It is believed the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam\|LTTE]] was ultimately responsible. They had assassinated her husband, [[V Yogeswaran]], in 1989.		Mrs. Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on 17 May 1998. She died on the way to hospital. A group calling itself the [[Sankiliyan]] Force claimed responsibility. It is believed the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam\|LTTE]] was ultimately responsible. They had assassinated her husband, [[V Yogeswaran]], in 1989.

			==Further reading==
			*{{Cite magazine\|title=Pacification efforts in peril\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/article30247578.ece\|date=6 June 1998\|author=P.S. Suryanarayana\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]}}
			*{{Cite magazine\|title=The yearning for peace\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/article30247583.ece\|date=6 June 1998\|first=Rasheeda\|last=Bhagat\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]}}

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{{Infobox MP
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Sarojini Yogeswaran
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Sarojini Yogeswaran.jpg
| office = 14th [[Mayor of Jaffna]]
| predecessor =
| successor = [[Pon Sivapalan]]
| term_start = 1998
| term_end = 1998
| office2 = Member of [[Jaffna Municipal Council]]
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| term_start2 = 1998
| term_end2 = 1998
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|1998|5|17|}}
| death_place = [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| nationality =
| spouse = [[Vettivelu Yogeswaran]]
| party = [[Tamil United Liberation Front]]
| otherparty =
| profession =
| alma_mater = Vembadi Girls High School
| website =
| birth_name = Sarojini Ponnambalam
}}
'''Sarojini Yogeswaran''' (née '''Ponnambalam''') was a [[Sri Lanka]]n 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 and also the first woman mayor of the city.

Mrs. Yogeswaran was shot five times with a pistol near her Jaffna home on 17 May 1998. She died on the way to hospital. A group calling itself the [[Sankiliyan]] Force claimed responsibility. It is believed the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|LTTE]] was ultimately responsible. They had assassinated her husband, [[V Yogeswaran]], in 1989.

== External links ==
* [http://www.web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA370111998?open&of=ENG-LKA Amnesty International statement]
* [http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=1509 TamilNet report]

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