Anton Balasingham
| Anton Balasingham | |
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Balasingham in June 2006
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| Native name | ஆண்டன் பாலசிங்கம் |
| Born |
A. B. Stanislaus 4 March 1938 |
| Died | 14 December 2006 (aged 68) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | South Bank Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Ann Wilby |
Anton Balasingham Stanislaus (Tamil: ஆண்டன் பாலசிங்கம் ஸ்டானிஸ்லாஸ், translit. Āṇṭaṉ Pālaciṅkam Sṭāṉislās; 4 March 1938 – 14 December 2006; known as Anton Balasingham) was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist, rebel and chief political strategist and chief negotiator for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Balasingham was born on 4 March 1938. His father was an electrical foreman from Mandur in eastern Ceylon and his mother was a midwife from Jaffna in northern Ceylon who met whilst they were both working at Batticaloa Hospital. Balasingham's paternal grandfather was a Hindu priest.
Balasingham's parents separated and following his father's death Balasingham, his mother and sister moved to Karaveddy. The family lived in a rented house and his mother worked as a midwife at the Ambam clinic. Balasingham was educated at Sacred Heart College, Karaveddy and Nelliady Central College.
Balasingham was raised a Roman Catholic, the religion of his mother, but as he grew up he became a rationalist and agnostic. He was also attracted to leftist politics which had strong support in the Karaveddy area. He was an acquaintance of S. Sivagnanasundaram, editor of the Sirithiran magazine and cartoonist (using the pseudonym Sundar) of the Savari Thambar cartoon strip.
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