A. E. Silva
Not to be confused with A. E. de Silva.
| Honourable A. E. Silva MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Vanni District | |
|
In office 1989–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 14 September 2002 |
| Political party | Eelam People's Democratic Party |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Anthony Emmanuel Silva (died 14 September 2002) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
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]
References
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "ELECTORAL DISTRICT No. 11 — VANNI" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 3 November 2001.
- ↑ "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ Sabaratnam, T. (16 September 2002). "Mystery death of former Vanni MP". Asian Tribune.
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