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|birth_place = Jaffna, Dominion of Ceylon|death_date = |death_place = |citizenship =|nationality = Sri Lankan|party = Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front|otherparty = Tamil National Alliance|spouse = |partner = |relations = |children =|residence =|alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = |website =|footnotes =|blank1 = |data1 = }}Arumugam Kandaiah Premachandran (; born 8 November 1957; commonly known as Suresh Premachandran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant turned politician and former Member of Parliament. He is the current leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), a member of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

Early life

Premachandran was born on 8 November 1957, the son of a farmer.WEB, Directory of Members: Kandaiah Premachandran,weblink Parliament of Sri Lanka, BOOK, de Silva, W. P. P., Ferdinando, T. C. L., 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, 266,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150623233447weblink">weblink 2015-06-23, He was educated at Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam and Senguntha Hindu College. He then joined Waterloo College, London and Madras Christian College where he studied political science.Premachandran got involved in the Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism movement whilst at school and in 1976, whilst in London, he joined the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS). He received military training from the Palestinians in Lebanon. In 1979 K. Pathmanabha left EROS to form the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and Premachandran joined him.JOURNAL, `Keep the military alternative intact', Frontline (magazine), Frontline, 9 October 2004, 21, 21,weblink He took on the nom de guerre Suresh and was a member of the EPRLF's central committee and politburo. Premachandran took on the leadership of EPRLF following the assassination of Pathmanabha by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 19 June 1990.

Career

Premachandran was one of the ENDLF/EPRLF/TELO/TULF alliance's candidates in Jaffna District at the 1989 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.WEB,weblink Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka, dead,weblink" title="wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090304101343weblink">weblink 2009-03-04, On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, EPRLF, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).NEWS, Jeyaraj, D. B. S., Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase - 1,weblink The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka),weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100404042520weblink">weblink 4 April 2010, NEWS, Tamil parties sign MOU,weblink TamilNet, 20 October 2001, He contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District but failed to get elected.JOURNAL, 15 December 2001, How they performed in the Jaffna District, Tamil Times, XX, 12, 5, 0266-4488,weblink Premachandran contested the 2004 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Jaffna District. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.WEB,weblink General Election 2004 Preferences, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100304015514weblink">weblink 2010-03-04, He was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election.WEB,weblink Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Jaffna Preferences, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100513035254weblink">weblink 2010-05-13, He failed to get re-elected at the 2015 parliamentary election after coming seventh amongst the TNA candidates.NEWS, TNA secures 16 of 29 SL parliamentary seats in North-Eas,weblink TamilNet, 18 August 2015, NEWS, Santiago, Melanie, General Election 2015: Several former MPs will not return to parliament,weblink News First, 18 August 2015, NEWS, "ரி.என்.ஏ", "ஈ.பி.டி.பி", "யு.என்.பி" போன்ற கட்சி முக்கியஸ்தர்களின் யாழ் மாவட்ட விருப்புவாக்கு விபரம்…!!,weblink Athirady News, 19 August 2015, ta,

Electoral history{|class"wikitable" style"text-align:left;"|+ Electoral history of Suresh Premachandran

! scope=col|Election! scope=col|Constituency! scope=col|Party! scope=col|Votes! scope=col|Result1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election>1989 parliamentary Jaffna Electoral District >Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front>EPRLF align=right20738}} Elected2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election>2001 parliamentary Jaffna Electoral District >Tamil National Alliance>TNA align=right13302}} Not elected2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election>2004 parliamentary Jaffna Electoral District >Tamil National Alliance>TNA align=right45786}} Elected2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election>2010 parliamentary Jaffna Electoral District >Tamil National Alliance>TNA align=right16425}} Elected2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election>2015 parliamentaryPREFERENTIAL VOTES>URL=HTTP://WWW.SRILANKANELECTIONS.COM/ASSETS/PDF/PREFERENTIAL%20VOTES%202015.PDFJaffna Electoral District>Jaffna District Tamil National Alliance >{{Nts| Not elected

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