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Eelanatham

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Eelanatham
TypeDaily
Political alignmentTamil Nationalist
LanguageTamil
HeadquartersKilinochchi, Sri Lanka[1]

Eelanatham is a Tamil language newspaper. It is known for promoting a Tamil nationalist prospective and a pro-LTTE stance.The newspaper has been attacked several times, a number of its staff have been murdered by paramilitary groups and other forces.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ ""Colombo will mislead the world on aid distribution"- Kilinochchi paper". Tamilnet. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ United States. Department of State (2006). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2005: Report Submitted to the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 2226–. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Newspaper man killed in the east". BBC. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Media workers killed in 2009". Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Media workers killed in 2008". Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ Pradeep Jeganathan; Qadri Ismail (1995). Unmaking the Nation: The Politics of Identity and History in Modern Sri Lanka. Social Scientists' Association. p. 171. ISBN 978-955-9102-07-6. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ Towards Peace in Sri Lanka. Rupa & Company. 2002. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-7167-983-6. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Remains of Eelanatham Journalist cremated in Kilinochchi". Tamilnet. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2021.