Kalaivani Rajaratnam
Kalaivani Rajaratnam | |
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| கலைவாணி ராஜரத்தினம் | |
| Born | 26 July 1968 Kaithady Nunavil, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 21 May 1991 (aged 22) Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Other names | Thenmozhi, Dhanu, Anbu, Gayatri |
| Organization | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) also known as the Tamil Tigers |
Kalaivani Rajaratnam (26 July 1968 – 21 May 1991) was a Sri Lankan militant associated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Born in Kaithady Nunavil in the Jaffna Peninsula, she is notably recognized for her role as a suicide bomber in the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. She is also known by her aliases Dhanu, Thenmozhi, Gayatri and Anbu. Rajaratnam's involvement in this high-profile act of violence marked her as a significant and controversial figure in the Tamil separatist movement and South Asian political history.