Six TNA MPs and candidates have been killed by military intelligence and associated paramilitaries since the 2002 ceasefire was signed. They are:
1. A Chandra Nehru, former MP for Amparai, shot and killed on 23 Feb 2005, while travelling from Kilinochchi to Batticaloa near Batticaloa.
2. Joseph Pararajasingam, MP for Batticaloa, shot and killed on 24 December 2005, in a church in Batticaloa town.
3. Vanniasingam Vigneswaran, selected by TNA to replace Joseph Pararajasingam, shot and killed on 7 April 2006, on his way to work in Trincomalee.
4. Arumugam Senthilnathan, a list candidate in the TNA list, shot and killed on 26 April 2006, in his shop in Vavuniya.
5. Sinnathamby Sivamaharasa, a former TNA MP, shot and killed on 21 August 2006, near his home in Jaffna.
6. Nadaraja Raviraj, TNA MP for Jaffna, shot and killed on 8 Nov 2006, in Narahenpitiya in Colombo.
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