Sri Sabaratnam [SEP] date of death
Sri Sabaratnam
Sundaram Sri Sabaratnam (; 28 August 1952 – 6 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Early life.
Sabaratnam was born on 28 August 1952. Whilst in government custody between 1972 and 1975 his jailer nicknamed him "Tall Sri" to differentiate him from another Sri in custody.
Neervely bank robbery.
On 25 March 1981 a People's Bank van returning to Jaffna after collecting
senior executive at Channel 4, and his wife Shirani Sabaratnam are refused entry into Sri Lanka because Channel 4 "harmed Sri Lanka's reputation".
- 7 June – Lalani Pushpa Kumari and her daughter Senara Nilmini are stabbed to death at their house in Weerahela, Tissamaharama.
- 27 June – Provincial council election: Eastern Provincial Council, North Central Provincial Council and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council dissolved by their governors.
- 28 June – Vavuniya prison riot: Prisoners, protesting against the transfer of fellow inmate Saravanabhavan to Anuradhapura