Slain Tamil journalist Sivaram remembered in North-East

by Sharmini
Apr 28, 2024

Slain Tamil journalist Dharmeratnam Sivaram was remembered in Batticaloa, Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya today to mark 19 years since his abduction and murder. 

Sivaram, popularly known under his nom-de-plume Taraki, was abducted in front of Bambalipitiya police station in Colombo on April 28 2005 and was found dead several hours later in a high security zone in Sri Lanka's capital, which at the time had a heavy police and military presence due to the ongoing conflict. His killers, highly suspected to be linked to the government of then-president Chandrika Kumaratunga, were never caught.

Read more in our feature: 'Where else should I die but here?' - Remembering Sivaram 19 years on. 

 

Batticaloa

Media workers in Batticaloa held a memorial and a protest at Gandhi Park to remember Sivaram and other journalists who have been murdered or forcibly disappeared by Sri Lanka. 

The event was organised by the Eastern Journalist Forum, Batticaloa Press Club, Sri Lanka Professional Web Journalists Association as well as North-East and South media societies. 

 

Jaffna 

Tamil journalists from Jaffna Press Club held a remembrance event at their office to commemorate Sivaram. 

Vadamarachchi Media House also organised an event to remember Sivaram's life and death

Mullaitivu 

Mullaitivu Press Club lit candles and laid flowers to mark the 19th anniversary of Sivaram's killing. 

Vavuniya 

The Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya lit a lamp in memory of Sivaram as they also marked 2,625 days of continuous protest. 

 

 

 

 

 

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