• T. Senthilvelavar elected as President

As the first initiative to establish a distinctive organisation for Tamil-speaking journalists and regional journalists working in print, electronic, online, and registered social media in Sri Lanka, a special meeting was held last Sunday (16) at the Colombo Tamil Sangam, during which the All Ceylon Tamil Journalists’ Association was officially launched.

During the meeting, elections were held for the new association’s administrative positions. Accordingly, Thinakaran Chief Editor T. Senthilvelavar was elected as the President of the association.

Thamilan Chief Editor R. Sivarajah was elected as the Secretary and Varuni Issac of the Junior Thamilan newspaper was elected as the Treasurer.

Additionally, independent journalists Thillaiyambalam Dharanidharan and Kalavarshny Kanagaratnam were elected as Vice Presidents.

Independent journalists Maheswari Vijayanandan and Nirshan Ramanujam were elected as Assistant Secretaries, while independent journalist Parthiban Shanmuganathan was elected as Assistant Treasurer. Furthermore, regional coordinators for various areas were also selected.

A tribute was paid to the late senior journalist Rajanayagam Bharati, along with other journalists who have passed away.

A committee was also established to oversee the association’s operations and provide guidance.