Atputharajah Nadarajah (16 September 1963 - 2 November 1999), commonly known as Ramesh was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and politician.[1] He was Chief Editor of Thinamurasu a Tamil weekly. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Jaffna District as a member of the paramilitary Eelam People's Democratic Party. He criticised his own party EDDP in his newspaper Thinamurasu and supported Tamil nationalism and the LTTE and leading to dispute with his party and leader Douglas Devananda. He was shot dead along with his driver in Colombo on 2 November 1999.[2][3][4][5][6]
Atputharajah Nadarajah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1963 |
| Died | 2 November 1999 (aged 36) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Eelam People's Democratic Party |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Nadarajah, Atputharajah, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Thinamurasu chief editor killed". Tamilnet. 2 November 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Gordon Kerr (2011). Rats and Squealers: Dishing the dirt to save their skins. Canary Press eBooks. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-1-907795-64-0.
- ^ "Atputharajah Nadarajah Killed". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Journalists killed, media censored in Sri Lanka". CIFE. 24 November 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Pirapaharan: Vol.2, Chap.12 Conflicting Objectives". Sangam. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2021.