Pottu Amman (Tamil militant)
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Shanmugalingam Sivashankar (Tamil: சண்முகலிங்கம் சிவசங்கர்; 1962 – 18 May 2009; commonly known by the nom de guerre Pottu Amman) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Sivashankar, and not as Shanmugalingam.
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Pottu Amman | |
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பொட்டு அம்மான் | |
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Born | S. Sivashankar 1962 (1962) |
Died | 18 May 2009(2009-05-18) (aged 46–47) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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Service/ | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Years of service | 1981 –2009 |
Commands | Head of Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service |
Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War
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