Talk:Theepan

Untitled

• Keep - This article has links from Tamil Tigers wikipedia page and shouldn't be deleted. Person mentioned in this article is a senior Tamil Tiger person. Please do not delete until agreed by Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sri Lanka Reconciliation members. One more ref has been provided. -Iross1000 (talk) 22:59, 17 January 2009 (UTC).

• Keep - Refer Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sri Lanka. -Iross1000 (talk) 00:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC).

Name

In accordance with WP:COMMONNAME this article should be titled Colonel Theepan not Velayuthapillai Baheerathakumar. The Google search results for the two are:

• Colonel Theepan 2,550 results
• Velayuthapillai Baheerathakumar 1,090 results

--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 19:01, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

In such case why did you uncontested and support the move Balraj to Kandiah Balasegaran ?

• moved Balraj to Balasegaram Kandiah: real name by Kanatonian
• moved Balasegaram Kandiah to Kandiah Balasegaran: correct name by Obi2canibe

I'm sorry to see that moves to real names carried out by others of the likes of Kanatonian is supported by you obi but not me ! Cossde (talk) 07:03, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

That was over four year's ago when I was a new user and hadn't even heard of WP:COMMONNAME. Our many recent tête-à-têtes have taught me how we should name articles.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 14:50, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Then may I educate you further by asking to read this [Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(biographies)#Pseudonyms.2C_stage_names_and_common_names]. Cossde (talk) 17:35, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, I have been educated.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 18:11, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for speedy deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for speedy deletion:

• Brigader Theepan.jpg
• Theepan and Prabhakaran.jpg
• Theepan at Puliyankulam.jpg

You can see the reasons for deletion at the file description pages linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 22:07, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:

• Theepan Map.jpg

You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 23:06, 20 January 2026 (UTC)