Since then he has published at least 12 anthologies of poetry and short fiction.Īs the war escalated, he fled to Norway in 1988. Well-known as VIS Jayapalan in the Tamil literary world, he was born in Uduvil, Jaffna and began his writing in the 70s while studying at the University of Jaffna and published his first anthology in 1986. The level of their activities and interruption in routine life under heavy-military presence in the peninsula are unprecedented and unbearable, especially after the visit to Jaffna by British Prime Minister David Cameron,” the lecturer told the JDS via phone strictly on condition of anonymity. “The military and police intelligence operatives are closely monitoring every movement on a daily basis. He also accused him “to have taken part in gatherings aimed at causing communal unrest”.Īccording to a latest report, Jayapalan has been brought to Colombo today (23) from Vavuniya by officers attached to notorious Terrorist Investigation Department (TID).Ĭommenting on his arrest, a senior lecturer attached to the Art Faculty of the University of Jaffna said that the arrest “was part of the ongoing campaign of witch-hunt against Tamils journalists, university students and academics”. Sri Lanka’s police spokesman, Ajith Rohana has told the media that Jayapalan has been arrested and detained for “violating visa regulation” and “holding seminars in Jaffna”. He was arrested by the police at Vannivilankulam while he was on his way to his mother’s graveyard and was brought Vavuniya for detention. Since he could not attend his mother’s funeral in November 2006 due to war, he wanted to pay homage to her at her graveyard located near his ancestral home in Vattakkadu, Mankulam in the Wanni. Photographs of him, addressing the media in Jaffna on his latest work in the field of literature, art and South Indian Kollywood film industry, appeared in many local media and social media websites. As a Tamil literary stalwart, he was interviewed by Tamil newspapers in Jaffna and was warmly welcomed by his community. Reports from Jaffna say that the 69-year old Tamil scholar, who is now a Norwegian citizen, has visited Jaffna during the second week of November after seven long years. An acclaimed Tamil writer Shanmugampillai Jayapalan has been arrested and detained by Sri Lankan police on Friday (22) while he was on his way to pay homage to his mother at her graveyard in the former war-zone of Wanni.
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