Raju (Tamil militant)

Colonel
Raju
Native name கேணல் ராயூ
Born A. Neminathan
(1961-05-30)30 May 1961
Died 25 August 2002(2002-08-25) (aged 41)
Malaysia
Other names Kannan
Kuyilan
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil
Years active 19832002
Organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Ambalavanar Neminathan (Tamil: அம்பலவாணர் நேமிநாதன் Ampalavāṇar Nēminātaṉ; 30 May 1961 25 August 2002; commonly known by the nom de guerre Raju) was a leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.

Neminathan was born on 30 May 1961. He was from Erlalai South near Chunnakam, Jaffna District.[1]

Neminathan joined the LTTE after the Black July riots of 1983, taking on the nom de guerre Raju.[1] Raju served as the head of the LTTE's Engineering Corps.[1] He was said to be close to LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran.[1][2] He was special commander of the Leopard Commandos, an infantry unit, and chief technical officer in the Kittu Regiment, the LTTE's artillery unit which Raju helped create.[1][2][3] Raju was the target of a number of covert assassination attempts by the Sri Lankan military.[3]

After developing cancer Raju was taken from Vanni to Malaysia by boat.[3] He died on 25 August 2002 in Malaysia.[1][2][3] He was posthumously promoted to Colonel.

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