Kumaraswamy Nandagopan

Kumaraswamy Nanthakopan (Tamil: குமாரசுவாமி நந்தகோபன்; 1976 – 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.^[1] He was a staunch Pillaiyan loyalist,^[2] and his appointment as TMVP president was opposed by Karuna.^[3] He was shot and killed near Colombo by suspected LTTE gunmen^[4] on Friday November 14, 2008.^[5]