Rev Father M. X. Karunaratnam | |
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Born | April 12, 1951 |
Died | April 20, 2008 |
Occupation(s) | Parish Priest, Human Rights activist and Chairperson of NESOHR |
Reverend Father Mariampillai Xavier Karunaratnam was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil, Roman Catholic parish priest and a human rights activist. He was the Chairperson of the NESOHR and was killed on 20 April 2008 allegedly by a Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan Army .[1][2][3][4] In a press release, NESOHR condemned, "in the strongest possible terms", the Sri Lankan state for the assassination of Rev.Fr. Karunaratnam.[5][6]