V. M. Panchalingam

V. M. Panchalingam
3rd District Secretary for Jaffna
In office
14 July 1984  1 May 1989
Preceded by D. Nesiah
Succeeded by Anton Alfred
Personal details
Born c1930
Died 1 May 1989(1989-05-01)
Nallur, Sri Lanka
Alma mater Jaffna Hindu College
Ananda College
Profession Civil servant
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

V. Muthiah Panchalingam (c1930 1 May 1989) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant. He was assassinated by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Early life

Panchalingam was the son of Muthiah, a businessman from Kandy in central Ceylon.[1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College and Ananda College.[1] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, graduating with an honours BSc degree in chemistry.[1]

Career

After university Panchalingam worked as a research officer in the Rubber Research Institute before joining the Ceylon Civil Service in 1957 a District Land Officer.[1][2] He served in Mannar, Kandy and Vavuniya.[2] He was later Assistant Government Agent and Additional Government Agent (1979) in Jaffna.[1][2] He became District Secretary for Jaffna District in 1984.[1][2]

Death

Panchalingam was shot dead on 1 May 1989 at his brother's house in Nallur.[1][2] A youth with a AK-47 rifle had fired 23 bullets into Panchalingam's body, eight into his head.[2] The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam claimed responsibility for Panchalingam's killing.[2]

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