Former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police over the killing of a Tamil parliamentarian further remanded until May 4 by the Batticaloa Magistrate Court today. Along with former Chief Minister of Eastern province, four other suspects also further remanded by the courts.
Earlier the Batticaloa Magistrate M.S. Ganesharajasah rejected the bail plea by lawyers appearing for Mr Chandrakanthan. He was arrested Pillayan on October 11 over the killing of former Batticaloa district Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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