Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith

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Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith
Born(1967-06-11)June 11, 1967
Echamotai Jaffna, Sri Lanka
DiedSeptember 26, 2007(2007-09-26) (aged 40)
Mannar Sri Lanka
OccupationParish Priest

Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil, Roman Catholic parish priest and aid worker. He was killed on 26 September 2008 by a Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan Army.

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Biography

Nicholas Pillai was born in Jaffna and joined the Mannar diocese and was ordained as a Jesuit priest on December 17, 1997. He was also the District Coordinator of Mannar for the Jesuit Refugee Service which helped and worked with war displaced Tamils. [1] His death was part of a series of killing of Tamil human rights workers. [2]

Death

Nicholas Pillai was on a humanitarian mission to provide aid to displaced Tamils when his van was hit by a claymore mine on Kalvi'laan on Maangkulam - Vellaangkulam road in Mannar while he was on his way to Vidaththaltheevu. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vaticans.org : Slain Jesuit Missionary: Thousands mourns Fr. Nicholas Pillai Packiyaranjith" . Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Diocese Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ TamilNet. "TamilNet" . Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ↑ TamilNet. "TamilNet" . Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "BBC NEWS - South Asia - More clashes in Sri Lankan north". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sri Lankan church worker killed in attack while delivering aid - Christian News on Christian Today". October 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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