Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran

Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran
Born Tamizh Prabhagaran
Tamil Nadu, India
Residence India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker
Home town Salem,Tamil Nadu

Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran (also spelled as Tamil Prabhakaran) is an young Indian Tamil Journalist and documentary film maker. He studied BTech Information Technology. During the final year of his studies, he selected as Student reporter in prominent Tamil Magazine 'Vikatan'. At the end of student reporter scheme in Anandha Vikatan, he awarded as 'Best Outstanding Reporter and Photographer' in 2012.

Career

Early career

After his completion of Bachelor in Information Technology, he turned as journalist. He wrote political articles in leading Tamil magazine 'Junior Vikatan'A group of Vikatan, Since 1926. After few months of his degree completion, he gone to War zones of Sri Lanka in 2012. During this time, he was investigated by group of Sri Lankan Army officials in Elephant pass. After he returned to India he wrote a series articles titled as 'Pulithadam Thedi'(Tracing the Mark of Tiger – A Journey of 25 days in bloodstain lanka) in Junior Vikatan.[1]

Book

His book about Sri Lanka is the first book about post war situations of Sri Lanka with field study. This book is released in Tamil. The book is foreworded by Anti-Nuclear activist S.P.Uthayakumar and its released in Idinthakarai where the protest is going on against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant.[2]

Interview of Irom Sharmila

On November 2013, he took a case against Manipur government regarding the arbitrary restrictions to meet Irom Sharmila, who is hunger striking against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA,1958) for about 13 years. And finally after twenty days legal battle against manipur government, he met Irom Sharmila.He was a first Tamil journalist who interviewed Irom Sharmila. By pointing his case against Manipur government Indian Social Activist Metha Patkar said 'Battle of young journalist against Manipur government restrictions'.[3][3]

Arrest in Sri Lanka

On December 2013, he went to Sri Lanka second time. On his fifth day of visit (25 December 2013) he was rounduped and arrested by Sri Lankan Army. After he was detained for three days in Colombo by Terrorist Investigation Department. During his arrest Tamil Nadu get shockened, and gave voice for his release. Newyork based Journalist group 'Committee to Protect Journalists' also condemn his arrest. Tamil Nadu Political parties leader MDMK Vaiko,DMK Kalaingar Karunanithi,VCK Thol.Thirumavalavan,PMK Ramadoss, 17 May movement Thirumuruan Gandhi and Tamil diaspora movements also ask for his immediate release from Sri Lankan Army custody. After the pressure from various sides including from Indian government he was released and deported to India on 28 December 2013.,[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Film about genocide of Tamils

He was directed a documentary film titled as This Land Belongs to the Army. This film shows the brutals of Sri Lankan Army and landscape of today situations in civil war ended Sri Lanka for first time after 2009 war. This film also exposes the Sri Lankan government's policy of Sinhalisation and land grabbing, through a brutal army of occupation.

It also features new testimonies from Tamil genocide victims and an exclusive interview with a Sri Lankan Army officer, who confesses to the indiscriminate use of chemical and heavy weapons against the Tamils in 2009.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ramblings in Search of Tigers' Foot Prints- Part 1". Sri Lanka Guardian. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "இடிந்தகரையில் புலித்தடம் தேடி... புத்தக வெளியீடு". Tamizl. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Desmond Coutinho (13 December 2013). "Tamil scribe meets Sharmila after Court's intervention". Hueiyenlanpao.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Indian journalist arrested in Sri Lanka (27 December 2013). "Indian journalist arrested in Sri Lanka – Committee to Protect Journalists". Cpj.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka deports Indian reporter covering ex-warzone – Australia Network News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Nadu journalist held in Sri Lanka for 'video-taping' army camp – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "NewsX: Tamil reporter Prabhakaran arrested by Sri Lankan army. Vaiko appeals to PM.". YouTube. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  8. ↑ PTI (27 December 2013). "Parties, journalist associations seek arrested Indian's release". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Prabhakaran's undercover mission". nation.lk. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "'Land grabs part of structural genocide' – interview with Tamil Nadu journalist Maga Tamizh Prabhagaran". Tamilguardian.com. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Indian journalist Tamil Prabhakaran deported | DailyFT – Be Empowered". Ft.lk. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.