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Kumar Ponnambalam, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1938)

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Kumar Ponnambalam

Sri Lankan politician (1938-2000)

Gaasinather Gangaser Ponnambalam was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, he was the party's presidential candidate in 1982. He was shot dead on 5 January 2000 in an assassination many suspect to be ordered by President Chandrika…
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January 5

Day of the year

January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.
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