Ramanan (Tamil militant)

Colonel Ramanan
Born1966 (1966)
DiedMay 21, 2006(2006-05-21) (aged 39–40)
Vavunathivu, Sri Lanka
Other namesKandiah Ulaganathan
OccupationDeputy Militant leader of eastern command of Tamil Tigers
Political partyLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Kandiah Ulaganathan (Tamil: கந்தையா உலகநாதன்; 1966 – May 21, 2006), also known with his nom-de-guerre Colonel Ramanan (ரமணன்), was a senior commander of the Tamil Tigers, and was the number two in the Tamil Tiger military wing and its chief intelligence operative in the eastern region. He was from Palukamam, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka.