Kumaraswamy Nanthakopan (Tamil: à ®Âà ¯Âà ®®à ®¾à ®°à ®Âà ¯Âà ®µà ®¾à ®®à ®¿ à ®¨à ®¨à ¯Âà ®¤à ®Âà ¯Âà ®ªà ®©à ¯Â; 1976 â November 14, 2008), also known as his nom de guerre Ragu, was the president of the political party of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal in Sri Lanka, a defecting offshoot of the LTTE and advisor to Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan. He was a staunch Pillaiyan loyalist, and his appointment as TMVP president was opposed by Karuna. He was shot and killed near Colombo by suspected LTTE gunmen on Friday November 14, 2008.
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