Pillayan appears before CID over Easter Sunday Attacks documentary
Posted by Editor on November 20, 2024 - 10:16 am

Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Or Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan alias Pillayan
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (also known as Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan or “Pillayan”) appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (November 20) to give a statement regarding the Easter Sunday attacks.
This statement is related to the CID’s recent investigation into a documentary aired by Britain’s Channel 4 on September 6, 2023, titled “Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings.”
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