[4] Shritharan is married to the sister of Brigadier Theepan (Velayuthapillai Baheerathakumarn) who was a senior military commander in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
[10][11][12][13][14] Following the announcement of the retirement of ITAK party leader Mavai Senathirajah, Shritharan applied for the leadership position in December 2023.
Following the appointment, he paid respects at the Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam (cemetery for fallen LTTE cadres).
[2] Sritharan's police guard fired back, forcing the attackers to flee in their white van which had no number plates.
[2] Shritharan has blamed the Eelam People's Democratic Party, a government backed paramilitary group, for the assassination attempt.