Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith
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OccupationParish Priest
Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1967 |
| Died | September 26, 2007 (aged 40) |
| Occupation | Parish Priest |
Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil, Roman Catholic parish priest and aid worker. He was killed on 26 September 2008 by a Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan Army.
Nicholas Pillai was born in Jaffna and joined the Mannar diocese and was ordained as a Jesuit priest on December 17, 1997. He was also the District Coordinator of Mannar for the Jesuit Refugee Service which helped and worked with war displaced Tamils.[1] His death was part of a series of killing of Tamil human rights workers.[2]