Pillayan acquitted over Joseph Pararajasingham murder case and released
Posted by Editor on January 13, 2021 - 11:02 am
MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias “Pillayan” has been acquitted over the case pertaining to the murder of former TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham.
The verdict was handed down by the Batticaloa High Court judge when the case was taken up this morning (January 13).

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