Maamanithar or Maamanithan ( ta, மாமனிதர் ''Māmaṉitar''; great human being or supremely great man) was an
honour awarded by the
rebel
A rebel is a participant in a rebellion.
Rebel or rebels may also refer to:
People
* Rebel (given name)
* Rebel (surname)
* Patriot (American Revolution), during the American Revolution
* American Southerners, as a form of self-identification; s ...
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The honour was usually awarded to civilians posthumously.
Recipients
* Kasi Ananthan (born 1938), poet.
*
A. Chandranehru
Ariyanayagam Chandranehru ( ta, அரியநாயகம் சந்திரநேரு; 15 October 1944 – 8 February 2005) was a Sri Lankan Tamil merchant seaman, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Chandranehru ...
(1944–2005), politician; conferred 9 February 2005.
*
C. J. Eliezer (1918–2001), academic; conferred 19 October 1997.
* Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar (died 2007); conferred March 2007.
*
Joseph Pararajasingham (1934–2005), politician; conferred 25 December 2005.
*
Kumar Ponnambalam
Gaasinather Gangaser Ponnambalam ( ta, காசிநாதர் காங்கேசர் பொன்னம்பலம்: 12 August 1938 – 5 January 2000; known as Kumar Ponnambalam) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. Leader of th ...
(1940–2000), politician; conferred January 2000.
[
* ]Nadarajah Raviraj
Nadarajah Raviraj ( ta, நடராஜா ரவிராஜ், translit=naṭarājā ravirāj, ; 25 June 1962 – 10 November 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician. He was Mayor of Jaffna in 2001 and a Member of Parliament for J ...
(1962–2006), politician; conferred 10 November 2006.
* V. Satchithananthasivam (Gnanatharan) (died 2006), journalist; conferred January 2006.
* Kalaignani A. Selvaratnam; conferred 1991.
* S. Sivamaharajah
Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah ( ta, சின்னத்தம்பி சிவமகராஜா; 28 June 1938 – 20 August 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Sivamaharajah was ...
(1938–2006), politician and publisher; conferred 22 August 2006.
* K. Sivanesan (1957–2008), politician; conferred 7 March 2008.
* Taraki Sivaram (1959–2005), journalist; conferred 30 April 2005.[
* Marusaleen Soosainayagam (Naavannan) (died 2006), poet; conferred 15 April 2007.
* ]A. Thurairajah
Alagiah Thurairajah ( ta, அழகையா துரைராசா ''Aḻakaiyā Turairācā''; 10 November 1934 – 11 June 1994) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Early life and famil ...
(1934–1994), academic.[
* ]Vanniasingham Vigneswaran
Vanniasingham Vigneswaran (died in 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and president of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum. He was selected as the National List Member of Parliament to replace Joseph Pararajasingham by the Tamil Nat ...
(died 2006); conferred April 2006.
References
External links
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