A democrat has been silenced. Ravi Raj, who cried for justice along with his TNA Parliamentary colleagues opposite the UNO office in Colombo, was assassinated on Friday(November 10th).

After having pleaded for the massacred Vaharai Tamil refugees over a private Television, he paid the price of his dear life.

It has become customary in this land to silence those who support Tamil Nationalism, who voice for Tamil nationalism and struggle for Tamil nationalism. Tamils have lost one who championed the cause of his people. Earlier Tamils lost Josef Pararajasingam, a Parliamentarian who voiced the cause of Tamil nationalism. Tamil people have lost Sivaram, Nadesan, Suhirthrajan, Nimalarajan and others who penned for the cause of Tamil nationalism.

But, the perpetrators of these killings have not been found and brought to book. All the killings have been branded as killings by unidentified gunmen. The question before the Tamil people is how many more are to be sniffed away by the guns of unidentified men.

President Rajapakse who has expressed shock has ordered for an investigation and sought the assistance of Britain for the investigation. President and his government have a great responsibility to bring to light how this assassination took place in the city of Colombo in the high security zone.

An English translation of the Editorial in Virakesari, a Tamil daily, based in Colombo

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