Mavai Senathirajah

Hon. Mavai Senathirajah MP
மாவை சேனாதிராஜா මාවෙයි සේනාධිරාජා
Senathirajah in 2015
Member of Parliament for Jaffna District
In office 10 October 2000 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 1999–2000
Preceded by	Neelan Tiruchelvam
In office 1989–1994
Preceded by	A. Amirthalingam
Personal details
Born	(1942-10-27)27 October 1942 Maviddapuram, British Ceylon
Died	29 January 2025(2025-01-29) (aged 82)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political affiliations	Tamil National Alliance
Alma mater	University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil
Religion	Hindu

Somasundaram Senathirajah (Tamil: சோமசுந்தரம் சேனாதிராஜா; Sinhala: මාවෙයි සේනාධිරාජා; 27 October 1942 – 29 January 2025), commonly known as Mavai Senathirajah, was a Sri Lankan politician who was a Member of Parliament. He was the leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) from 2014 to 2024, the main constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). He spent much of his political career advocating for Tamil nationalism.