S. P. Thamilselvan
S. P. Thamilselvan | |
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| Born | Suppayya Paramu Thamilselvan 29 August 1967 Chavakacheri, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 2 November 2007 (aged 40) Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Political leader of Tamil Tigers |
| Political party | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) |
| Spouse | Sasirekha |
| Children | 2 |
Suppayya Paramu Thamilselvan, commonly known as S. P. Tamilselvan, (sometimes transcribed as "Tamilchelvan"), was the leader of the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, an organisation fighting for a separate state for the ethnic Tamil minority in the north and east of Sri Lanka from majority Sinhalese government. He was a prominent negotiator and one of the closest associates of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.