Sathiyamoorthy, the Tamil journalist killed inside the ‘No Fire Zone’ by a Sri Lankan army artillery barrage in February 2009, was remembered by journalists and writers in Jaffna on Sunday.
A memorial service was carried out at the monument for murdered journalists in Jaffna, followed by a book release at Jaffna Hindu College.
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