Jaffna Press Club held a memorial event for young Tamil journalist Pragas Gnanapragasam who passed away last year after contracting coronavirus.
Pragas was an independent journalist writing for magazines and newspapers in the North-East. He also contibuted to the Tamil Guardian, as a correspondent based in the North-East, sending updates from the homeland.
Pragas, who had muscular dystrophy, remained unvaccinated as officials reportedly told him that he was not yet eligible to be vaccinated despite being disproportionately vulnerable to the virus.
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