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Anthony Emmanuel Silva (died 14 September 2002) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
A. E. Silva | |
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Member of Parliament for Vanni District | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
Personal details | |
Died | 14 September 2002 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Eelam People's Democratic Party |
Silva contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.[1] He later defected to the paramilitary Eelam People's Democratic Party. He contested the 2001 parliamentary election as an EPDP candidate in Vanni District but failed to get elected.[2][3]
Silva was burnt to death at his house on 14 September 2002 under mysterious circumstances.[4]
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