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A memorial event was held in Jaffna Friday to mark the 11th anniversary of the journalist Dharmeratnam Sivaram’s murder.
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A memorial pillar for slain journalists and media workers was also unveiled. Many local journalists and politicians attended the event.
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Sivaram, popularly known under his nom-de-plume Taraki, was abducted in front of Bambalipitiya police station in Colombo on April 28 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.
Related article: Remembering Sivaram 'Where else should I die but here?' (28 Apr 2016)