Maamanithar

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Maamanithar or Maamanithan (Tamil: மாமனிதர் Māmaṉitar; great human being or supremely great man) was an honour awarded by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. The honour was usually awarded to civilians posthumously.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 December 2006). "Bala Annai was the voice of the Tamil Eelam nation". The Sunday Leader.
  2. ^ "Mamanithar Kasi Ananthan - Poet Laureate of Tamil Eelam". One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century. TamilNation.org.
  3. ^ a b c d "'Great man' award to Tamilnet editor". BBC Sinhala. 1 May 2005.
  4. ^ Kamalendran, Chris (13 February 2005). "Army sentry points attacked in day of hartal, high drama". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  5. ^ "Pirapaharan honours slain TNA MP". TamilNet. 12 February 2005.
  6. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (14 July 2012). "Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918-2001)". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  7. ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award on veteran activist" (PDF). Tamil Guardian. 11 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014.
  8. ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award to Jeyakumar". TamilNet. 31 March 2007.
  9. ^ "Siege of Jaffna on the cards". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 January 2006.
  10. ^ "LTTE confers "Maamanithar" title to Pararajasingham". TamilNet. 25 December 2005.
  11. ^ "Special Report No: 19 – The Curse of Impunity Part II Defiance, Hope and Betrayal – The Times of Sivaram". University Teachers for Human Rights. 9 September 2005.
  12. ^ "'Mamanithan' award for Ponnambalam". TamilNet. 8 January 2000.
  13. ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar (Great Humanbeing) award to Raviraj". The Island (Sri Lanka). 12 November 2006.
  14. ^ Fuard, Asif (12 November 2006). "He asked "why are you silent"; the next day he was silenced". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  15. ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Raviraj". TamilNet. 11 November 2006.
  16. ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award to stalwart at Niedharsanam". TamilNet. 21 January 2006.
  17. ^ "Honoured curator passes away". Tamil Guardian. 2 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
  18. ^ "LTTE confers Maamanithar award on Sivamaharaja". TamilNet. 24 August 2006.
  19. ^ Athas, Iqbal (9 March 2008). "Troops make progress in north, but major battles ahead". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  20. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  21. ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Sivanesan". TamilNet. 7 March 2008.
  22. ^ Sambandan, V. S. (21 May 2005). "The end of a dissenter". Frontline. 22 (11).
  23. ^ "Pirapaharan confers "Maamanithar" title to Sivaram". TamilNet. 30 April 2005.
  24. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (15 April 2007). "LTTE-Lanka battle for Catholic support". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
  25. ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar award to Poet Naavannan". TamilNet. 15 April 2007.
  26. ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (10 April 2006). "Vigneswaran had thanked police for maintaining order – IGP". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  27. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (11 April 2006). "Canada ban won't hit LTTE materially". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
  28. ^ "Pirapaharan confers Maamanithar title to Vigneswaran". TamilNet. 8 April 2006.
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