Death threats were issued via telephone to a journalist in Vavuniya, Navarathinam Kapilanath, on Saturday night warning he would killed, reported Global Tamil News, as well as fellow journalists based in Jaffna.
"You do not know us. Do you not wish to live after complaining about us to the police," the anonymous caller told Kapilanath after he said he would file a complaint with the police.
The phone calls were made from two different phone numbers said Kapilanath, who is also the deputy leader of the Vanni Journalists' Club.
A complaint has been filed at Vavuniya police station.
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