Murasoli
TypeDaily
Owner(s)Sinnadurai Thiruchelvam
LanguageTamil
HeadquartersJaffna, Sri Lanka

Murasoli was a Tamil language newspaper. It was known for its independent line and opposing the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord as did not consult the Tamils. It was founded by Sinnadurai Thiruchelvam. He was arrested multiple times by the IPKF and his teenage son Ahilan Thiruchelvam was murdered by the IPKF backed EPRLF. He and his wife went into hiding in Colombo moving from place to place for security. Murasoli was closed down by the Indian Peace Keeping Force with all its copies confiscated, its journalists and workers arrested and its printing machinery destroyed in 1987.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Gamini, Gabriella; Chaudhary, Vivek (1989). "A RAW deal for Jaffna's journalists". Index on Censorship. Sage Journals. 18 (10): 27–29. doi:10.1080/03064228908534738. S2CID 146492332. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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  3. ^ "The never say die spirit of Jaffna media". Sri Lanka Brief. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ Bhasin, Avtar Singh (2001). India-Sri Lanka Relations and Sri Lanka's Ethnic Conflict Documents, 1947–2000. Indian Research Press. p. 2154. ISBN 978-81-87943-18-1. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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  6. ^ Ram, Mohan (1989). Sri Lanka: The Fractured Island. Penguin Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-14-010938-2. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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