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We condemn ... Another journalist has fallen at the hands of assassins who detest outspoken media. The Sunday Observer unreservedly condemns the dastardly murder of journalist D. Sivaram, also known as Taraki. He was a courageous journalist who neither hid his views nor refrained from expressing his convictions, however unpalatable they may be to the powers that be. His writings bore the hallmark of erudition, experience and knowledge but were never venomous. Various theories are being spun to explain the mystery behind the killing. Whoever did it for whatever reasons it is a stupidity of the first order. Guns cannot silence ideas. Whatever his political convictions no one has a right to take the life of another. Therefore, the Sunday Observer views with contempt attempts to justify his killing or provide an excuse for the killers. This crime reminds us of the volatility of the present political climate arising from our inability to find a peaceful way out of the ethnic crisis. The sooner we get out of the present stalemate in the peace process the better for the country. The Government has a dual responsibility. Firstly, it must spare no effort to unravel the mystery behind the crime and bring to book its perpetrators. Secondly, it must without delay revive the peace process. Nothing could be politically more expedient. - Editor |
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