Joseph Pararajasingham
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Joseph Pararajasingham (November 27, 1934—December 25, 2005) was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament who was known for his pro-Tamil Tiger views and advocacy of human rights. Mr. Joseph Pararajasingham was a founding member of the NorthEast Human Rights Secretariat NESHOR. Pararajasingham became a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament in 1990 and joined the Tamil National Alliance, a pro-rebel party.
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He was assassinated in 2005 while attending a Christmas midnight mass at a church in Batticaloa, some 190 miles east of the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo. Gunmen opened fire on Pararajasingham just after he received communion, killing him and injuring eight others, including his wife. Sennan Padai has claimed responsibility for his assassination.
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