TamilNet: 17.01.11 Gunmen open fire at priest's house, wife seriously injured in Maanippaay, Jaffna

Gunmen open fire at priest's house, wife seriously injured in Maanippaay, Jaffna

Armed men who came in a motorbike opened fire on the family of a Saiva (Hindu) priest on Maanippaay Hospital Road causing serious injuries to 31-year-old Nimesha, the wife of the priest Sribalasundarakkurukka'l. Maanippaay is situated near Changkaanai, where a Chief Priest was shot and succumbed to his wounds two months ago. The shooting, which has taken place on the day when SL President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Jaffna to celebrate Pongkal has caused tension in the entire peninsula. Ms. Nimesha is struggling for her life at the intensive care unit of Jaffna Teaching Hospital, according to medical sources.

Chronology:

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Maanippaay is situated near Changkaanai, where a Chief Priest was shot and succumbed to his wounds two months ago. The shooting, which has taken place on the day when SL President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Jaffna to celebrate Pongkal has caused tension in the entire peninsula. Ms. Nimesha is struggling for her life at the intensive care unit of Jaffna Teaching Hospital, according to medical sources. Nimesha and her husband were standing outside their house as their children were playing around 8:00 p.m. The gunmen, who came in a motorbike, opened fire on them and fled away, according to initial reports. A Zonal Deputy Director was slain on December 26, 2010, when Sri Lankan Prime Minister was visiting Jaffna to attend Tsunami disaster day event, forcing the children of Jaffna to sing Sri Lankan national anthem in Sinhala. 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Email this article Print this article Feedback on this article	Latest 15 Reports 24.04.22 05:44 தீவின் நெருக்கடிச் சூழலில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசம் கடைப்பிடிக்கவேண்டிய நிலைப்பாடுகள் 09.04.22 14:44 குறிதவறும் ஈழத்தமிழர் தலைமைகளுக்கு வரலாறு தருகின்ற எச்சரிக்கை 21.01.22 07:24 ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தின் தலைமைத்துவம் தேர்தல் அரசியற் கட்சிகளுக்கு அப்பாலானது 02.11.21 15:32 13 ஆம் சட்டத்திருத்தத்தால் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்ட இன அழிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியுமா? 15.09.21 08:19 English version not available 17.05.21 19:23 Ananthi blames war criminal Silva for blocking collective memorial at Mu'l'livaaykkaal 09.04.21 14:46 English version not available 23.03.21 12:41 No focus on Tamil genocide, geopolitics gets played out in Geneva in favour of QUAD formation 21.03.21 13:34 Navi Pillay explains ‘human rights’ limitations in Geneva on Tamil genocide 15.03.21 20:36 Deceived Tamil activists in UK falsely claimed ‘substantial changes’ to Zero draft 09.03.21 21:34 UK repeatedly wronged Tamils says hunger-striker, demands genocide justice 26.02.21 11:53 Tamils witness false dilemma in Geneva as geopolitical formations pit against each other 19.02.21 14:02 UK not prepared to push for ICC option in new UNHRC Resolution 07.02.21 23:16 Unprecedented P2P uprising paves the way for rights-oriented politics of Tamils and Muslims 22.01.21 08:01 Gotabaya sets up deceptive COI citing ‘sovereignty’ and ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy
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