Editor of Tamil monthly magazine “Nilam” ( the Ground), Subash Chandraboas( 32), married and father of a daughter ( 08), was shot dead on Monday the 16th of April at about 7.30 p.m at his residence in Thirunavatkulam, Vavuniya. Mr. Chandraboas is a former student of the first batch of the College of Journalism and has also obtained a month’s training from the Virakesari news paper after passing out from the college. He has served the London based magazine “Tamil World” as a freelance journalist until a last month ago. Mr. Chandraboas owns a printing press in Vavuniya and has always had a passion for literature. His daughter confirms that the assassins spoke in Tamil and Sinhala languages. Free Media Movement is appalled by this killing. Although the reason for killing him is not clear FMM fears that this could be an another attack on journalists and media personal working in North and East. According to newspaper reports 25 civilians has been killed during the first 18 days of April this year in Vavuniya. FMM urge the government to investigate this murder and bring the culprits to book. Free Media Movement -For more information -Sunanda Deshapriya – (+ 94)777 312457 |