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Arul Pragasam

Sri Lankan revolutionary (1940-2019) · Sri Lanka · On the map · Politicians · Died at 79

Arulappu Richard Arulpragasam, also known as Arular and A. R. Arulpragasam, was a Sri Lankan Tamil activist and former revolutionary from Jaffna who had a part in forming the group Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS) in January 1975 in Wandsworth, England during the Tamil independence movements to secure an independent Tamil Eelam.

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He later left the conflict, after work as an independent peace negotiator between the two sides of the civil war. At the time of his death, he headed the Global Sustainability Initiative in the United Kingdom. He was also the father of the musician M.I.A. and designer Kali Arulpragasam.

Country
Sri Lanka
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2019 · aged 79