 Managing Director of Jaffna Tamil daily "Namathu Eelanadu" Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah, 68, was shot dead at his residence Tellippalai Jaffna, on Sunday night . Mr. Sivamaharajah is a former parliamentarian (TULF) and a senior member of Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), the main constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Free Media Movement is appalled by this killing. This is an another attack of a series of harassments taking place against Jaffna based news papers in the context of escalating violence in North and East of the country. Barely a week ago a delivery agent cum driver of Jaffna based Uthayan news paper was shot dead. Three days ago two newsprint stores of Uthayan news paper was completely burned. If this tendency is to continue unabated freedom to Information of people in Jaffna will be drastically reduced and freedom of expression will be curtailed. FMM urge the government to investigate this murder and brings the culprits to book. |