Murdered Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge was commemorated in a ceremony held by the Batticaloa Press Club earlier today, marking 13 years since he was gunned down in Colombo.
Flowers were laid before a portrait of the murdered editor at the Batticaloa Press Club before a lamp was lit and more tributes paid at a memorial to killed journalists at Gandhi Park in the city.
Amongst those present at the commemoration were TNA MP Shanakiyan and Batticaloa’s Deputy Mayor K. Sathiyaseelan.
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