The Leader of the French branch of TCC (Tamil Co-ordination Committee) has been killed in a shooting in Paris’s 20th arrondissement on Thursday evening.
A prominent figure in the French Tamil community, Nadarajah Mathinthiran alias Parithi was shot dead as he left TCC's Paris office, allegedly by two hooded individuals on motorbike who fired three shots at their victim.
Parithi had previouly been attacked in a stabbing around a year ago, sustaining serious injuries from which he had only recently recovered.
A police investigation has been launched into the murder.
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