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Sahadevan Nilakshan, a promising young Eelam Tamil journalist who was shot and killed by suspected Sri Lankan military intelligence personnel was remembered today by fellow media workers, 17 years after his murder.
The Jaffna Press Club held a special remembrance for the budding journalist, where they lit candles, laid floral wreaths and offered their condolences.
Nilakshan was 22 years old when he was gunned down outside his home in Jaffna, on August 1, 2007.
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At a time when the Jaffna district was on lockdown due to military-imposed curfew, and the city’s streets were heaving with troops, so-called unidentified gunmen were able to approach Nilakshan’s home in Kokkuvil, a busy suburb less than 5km away from town.
The perpetrators forced a friend of the journalist to accompany them to Nilakshan’s home and call him outside, before gunning him down.
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Speaking at an event in 2018, Nilakshan's mother called for the killers of her son to be brought to justice.
“My son was innocent,” said his mother Selvarani Sahadevan. "The culprits who were behind this killing should be punished. Many Tamil journalists were killed but still there is no justice."
