Panagoda Maheswaran (born 1955 as Thambapillai Maheswaran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant who founded and led the Tamil Eelam Army.[1] He studied chemical engineering from the University of London and was an expert in explosives.[2] His name Panagoda came as he was jailed in Panagoda Cantonment in the outskirts of Colombo, whence he made an audacious escape.[3] He attempted to blow up an Air Lanka aircraft in 1984.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (1988). IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. p. 177. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. ↑ "The Jain Commission Report". India Today. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. 1 2 "SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY". Asia Times. 2002-03-16. Archived from the original on 2002-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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