Maamanithar or Maamanithan (Tamil: மாமனிதர் Māmaṉitar; great human being or supremely great man) was an honour awarded by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. The honour was usually awarded to civilians posthumously.[1]
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Recipients
- Kasi Ananthan (born 1938), poet.[2]
- A. Chandranehru (1944–2005), politician; conferred 9 February 2005.[3][4][5]
- C. J. Eliezer (1918–2001), academic; conferred 19 October 1997.[6]
- Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar (died 2007); conferred March 2007.[7][8]
- Joseph Pararajasingham (1934–2005), politician; conferred 25 December 2005.[9][10]
- Kumar Ponnambalam (1940–2000), politician; conferred January 2000.[3][11][12]
- Nadarajah Raviraj (1962–2006), politician; conferred 10 November 2006.[13][14][15]
- V. Satchithananthasivam (Gnanatharan) (died 2006), journalist; conferred January 2006.[16]
- Kalaignani A. Selvaratnam; conferred 1991.[17]
- S. Sivamaharajah (1938–2006), politician and publisher; conferred 22 August 2006.[18]
- K. Sivanesan (1957–2008), politician; conferred 7 March 2008.[19][20][21]
- Taraki Sivaram (1959–2005), journalist; conferred 30 April 2005.[3][22][23]
- Marusaleen Soosainayagam (Naavannan) (died 2006), poet; conferred 15 April 2007.[24][25]
- A. Thurairajah (1934–1994), academic.[3]
- Vanniasingham Vigneswaran (assassinated 2006); conferred April 2006.[26][27][28]
References
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 December 2006). "Bala Annai was the voice of the Tamil Eelam nation". The Sunday Leader.
- ^ "Mamanithar Kasi Ananthan - Poet Laureate of Tamil Eelam". One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century. TamilNation.org.
- ^ a b c d "'Great man' award to Tamilnet editor". BBC Sinhala. 1 May 2005.
- ^ Kamalendran, Chris (13 February 2005). "Army sentry points attacked in day of hartal, high drama". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Pirapaharan honours slain TNA MP". TamilNet. 12 February 2005.
- ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (14 July 2012). "Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918-2001)". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
- ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award on veteran activist" (PDF). Tamil Guardian. 11 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014.
- ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award to Jeyakumar". TamilNet. 31 March 2007.
- ^ "Siege of Jaffna on the cards". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 January 2006.
- ^ "LTTE confers "Maamanithar" title to Pararajasingham". TamilNet. 25 December 2005.
- ^ "Special Report No: 19 – The Curse of Impunity Part II Defiance, Hope and Betrayal – The Times of Sivaram". University Teachers for Human Rights. 9 September 2005.
- ^ "'Mamanithan' award for Ponnambalam". TamilNet. 8 January 2000.
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar (Great Humanbeing) award to Raviraj". The Island (Sri Lanka). 12 November 2006.
- ^ Fuard, Asif (12 November 2006). "He asked "why are you silent"; the next day he was silenced". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Raviraj". TamilNet. 11 November 2006.
- ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award to stalwart at Niedharsanam". TamilNet. 21 January 2006.
- ^ "Honoured curator passes away". Tamil Guardian. 2 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
- ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award on Sivamaharaja". TamilNet. 24 August 2006.
- ^ Athas, Iqbal (9 March 2008). "Troops make progress in north, but major battles ahead". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Sivanesan". TamilNet. 7 March 2008.
- ^ Sambandan, V. S. (21 May 2005). "The end of a dissenter". Frontline. 22 (11).
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers "Maamanithar" title to Sivaram". TamilNet. 30 April 2005.
- ^ Balachandran, P. K. (15 April 2007). "LTTE-Lanka battle for Catholic support". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Poet Naavannan". TamilNet. 15 April 2007.
- ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (10 April 2006). "Vigneswaran had thanked police for maintaining order – IGP". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Balachandran, P. K. (11 April 2006). "Canada ban won't hit LTTE materially". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Vigneswaran". TamilNet. 8 April 2006.
External links
- "Mamanithar". Struggle for Tamil Eelam. TamilNation.org.
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