Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith

Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith
Born	June 11, 1967 Echamotai Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died	September 26, 2007 Mannar Sri Lanka
Occupation	Parish 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.

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]

See also

• Mary Bastian
• Chandra Fernando
• George Jeyarajasingham

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.