Eelanadu Explained

Eelanadu
Type:	Daily
Foundation:	1959
Language:	Tamil
Owners:	K. C. Thangaraja
Headquarters:	Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Eelanadu is a Tamil language newspaper. The first issues were produced in 1959, published by K. C. Thangaraja, a businessman from Jaffna, who was the Chairman of the Eastern Paper Mills Corporation in Valaichenai. The office and presses of Eelanadu were burnt in 1981 along with Burning of Jaffna Public Library and Poobalasingam Book depot during the riots.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: ‘Jaffna burns again’ - snippets from the burning of Jaffna Library . Tamil Guardian . 1 June 2020 . 29 June 2021.
2. Book: Anoma Pieris. Sovereignty, Space and Civil War in Sri Lanka: Porous Nation. 29 June 2021. 25 October 2018. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-24632-3. 100–.
3. Book: S. Sivanayagam. Sri Lanka, 10 Years of Jayewardene Rule. 29 June 2021. 1987. Tamil Information & Research Unit. 18.
4. Book: Harry Drost. The World's News Media: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. 29 June 2021. 1991. Longman Group UK. 978-0-582-08554-1. 476–477.
5. Book: Article 19 (Organization). Information Freedom and Censorship: World Report 1991. 29 June 2021. 1991. American Library Association. 978-0-8389-2156-2. 226.
6. Jaffna in 1981: Days of Terror . KADIRGAMAR, SANTASILAN . . 2011 . 46 . 23 . 27-30.