Nagalingam Shanmugathasan
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Nagalingam Shanmugathasan (Tamil: நாகலிங்கம் சண்முகதாசன், 1920 – 8 February 1993) was a trade unionist and Maoist revolutionary leader in Sri Lanka. He was the General Secretary of the Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)[2][3]
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Shanmugathasan, and not as Nagalingam.
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Nagalingam Shanmugathasan | |
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நாகலிங்கம் சண்முகதாசன் නාගලිංගම් ෂන්මුගදාසන් | |
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Born | (1920-05-02)2 May 1920 Manipay, British Ceylon |
Died | 8 February 1993(1993-02-08) (aged 72) London, England |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Ceylon Communist Party[1] (until 1964) Ceylon Communist Party (Peking Wing) (from 1964) |
Spouse | Parameswari |
Children | Dr. Radha Thambirajah |
Alma mater | Colombo University College |
Occupation | Trade Unionist |
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