Aiyathurai Nadesan

Year: 2004

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Killed by: Military Officials

Location: Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Press organization: Virakesari

What's Aiyathurai Nadesan's story?

Nadesan, a veteran Tamil journalist with the national Tamil-languagedaily Virakesari, was shot by unidentified assailants in Batticaloa,a town on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka about 135 miles (216 kilometers)from the capital, Colombo, according to international news reportsand local journalists.

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