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Noted Sri Lankan journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj dies in Canada

The Hindu · · 477 words · By Meera Srinivasan
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“Noted Sri Lankan journalist and columnist D.B.S. Jeyaraj... passed away in Canada on Sunday.”
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Two independent news sources (Newswire and Daily Mirror) report that D.B.S. Jeyaraj passed away in Canada on May 17, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊලාම් විමුක්ති කොටි සංවිධානය, romanized: Demaḷa īlām vimukti koṭi saṁ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (née Ratwatte; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Tamil National Alliance (abbreviated DTNA; Tamil: ஜனநாயக தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி, romanized: Jaṉanāyaka Tamiḻ Tēciya Kūṭṭaṇi), previously known as the Tamil Democratic National Alliance (ab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Tamil_National_Alli…
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“He was 71.”
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The claim states he was 71, but two independent news sources (Newswire and Daily Mirror) explicitly state he passed away at the age of 72.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kandasamy Pathmanabha (Tamil: கந்தசாமி பத்மநாபா; 19 November 1951 – 19 June 1990) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and founder/leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), a separa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Pathmanabha
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and its antecedent bodies who died in office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Sri_Lan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The "Sri Lanka Matha" (English: "Mother Sri Lanka"; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මාතා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā Mātā; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே, romanized: Srī Laṅkā Tāyē) is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. "Sri La…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Matha
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“including as The Hindu’s Sri Lanka Correspondent”
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While the evidence confirms he was a journalist, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming he served as 'The Hindu's Sri Lanka Correspondent'. One result mentions 'The Hindu's Sri Lanka deception' but does not confirm Jeyaraj's specific role there.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva tem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandi_(Hinduism)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Savumiamoorthy Thondaman (30 August 1913 – 30 October 1999; also spelled Saumyamurthy Thondaman or Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman) was a Sri Lankan politician who represented the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lankan civil war was fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. Beginning on 23 July 1983, it was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war
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“Beginning his career at the Tamil daily Virakesari, he later reported for Colombo-based English newspaper The Island, as well as The Hindu.”
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Multiple sources (EverybodyWiki and a general information search) confirm he began his career at Virakesari in 1977 and later moved to The Island in 1981. While The Hindu is not explicitly listed in the career timeline of these specific snippets, the combination of sources confirms the first two publications.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The "Sri Lanka Matha" (English: "Mother Sri Lanka"; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මාතා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā Mātā; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே, romanized: Srī Laṅkā Tāyē) is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. "Sri La…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Matha
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taraki Sivaram or Dharmeratnam Sivaram (11 August 1959 – 28 April 2005) was a popular Tamil journalist of Sri Lanka. He was kidnapped by four men in a white van on 28 April 2005, in front of the Bamb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraki_Sivaram
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK; lit. 'Sri Lanka Tamil State Party'; Tamil: இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, Sinhala: ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lank…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi
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“Mr. Jeyaraj was arrested in 1987 during President J.R. Jayewardene’s time in power”
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Evidence confirms J.R. Jayewardene was President during 1987, but there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming that D.B.S. Jeyaraj was arrested in 1987.
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web search NEUTRAL — Junius Richard Jayewardene, commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, public official and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the secon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene
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web search NEUTRAL — Opinion. DBS Jeyaraj. Farzana Baduel.President JR Jayewardene realised what was in store if he failed to toe the “Lakshmana Rekha” being drawn by India.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/dbs-jeyaraj-column/Stooping-to-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Buell Sabapathy Jeyaraj (born May 21, 1954) is a Tamil Canadian freelance journalist of Sri Lankan origin. He currently writes articles for two Sri Lankan newspapers, The Daily Mirror with his o…
https://en.everybodywiki.com/D._B._S._Jeyaraj
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“Soon after, he moved to Canada”
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The search results for this claim returned generic information about the letter 'D' and did not provide any information regarding Jeyaraj's move to Canada.
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web search NEUTRAL — The letter D, standing for "Deutschland" (German for "Germany"), on a boundary stone at the border between Austria and Germany. In most languages that use the Latin alphabet, d generally represents th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D
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web search NEUTRAL — d, letter that has retained the fourth place in the alphabet from the earliest point at which it appears in history. It corresponds to Semitic daleth and Greek delta (Δ). The form is thought to derive…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/D-letter
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web search NEUTRAL — This Jack Hartmann's Alphabet A-Z series for the letter Dd. Learn about the Letter d. Learn that D is a consonant in the alphabet. Learn to recognize the upper and lowercase lett...more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXN7zSXfSc
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“Marwaan Macan-Markar, a former colleague of Mr. Jeyaraj and currently Asia Regional Correspondent for Nikkei Asia.”
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Multiple sources (Nikkei Asia, Daily FT) confirm Marwaan Macan-Markar is the Asia Regional Correspondent for Nikkei Asia (or Nikkei Asian Review).
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web search NEUTRAL — MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent. August 11, 2019 18:00 JST. COLOMBO -- The U.S. government's new military blueprint in the Indian Ocean is facing headwinds in Sri Lanka, a strategica…
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/us-…
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web search NEUTRAL — MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent, Nikkei Asian Review. BANGKOK — China is cultivating a wide swathe of political allies in Sri Lanka ahead of the nation’s general elections on Aug. 5,…
https://island.lk/china-poised-for-diplomatic-windfall-in-sr…
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web search NEUTRAL — (Marwaan Macan-Markar is currently based in Bangkok as the Asia Regional Correspondent for the Nikkei Asian Review. He was formerly the Features Editor of The Sunday Leader.)
https://www.ft.lk/Special-Report/The-importance-of-being-Las…
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“M.A. Sumanthiran, General Secretary of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), who is also Mr. Jeyaraj’s second cousin.”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm M.A. Sumanthiran is the General Secretary of the ITAK. However, the familial relationship (second cousin) is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — A successful civil lawyer who practices civil litigation, human rights and constitutional law, Sumanthiran has served as Member of Parliament from the Jaffna District from 2015 to 2024, and National L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._Sumanthiran
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web search NEUTRAL — M.A. Sumanthiran, President’s Counsel and General Secretary of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has called on the Indian government to grant citizenship to Eelam Tamil refugees who have lived …
https://slguardian.org/sumanthiran-calls-for-indian-citizens…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former MP M.A. Sumanthiran. Former MP M.A. Sumanthiran has been appointed as the acting General Secretary of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) party, sources confirmed. The decision was taken at …
https://www.ft.lk/news/Sumanthiran-appointed-ITAK-General-Se…
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“In recent years, Mr. Jeyaraj wrote a weekly column for Sri Lankan English dailies, including the Daily Mirror and the Daily FT”
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EverybodyWiki explicitly states that he 'currently writes articles for two Sri Lankan newspapers, The Daily Mirror with his own column in it and the Daily FT'.
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“His most recent article appeared in The Morning on Sunday [May 17, 2026]”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a final article published in 'The Morning' on May 17, 2026.
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“marking the launch of his friend and senior journalist Veeragathy Thanabalasingham’s book Pathirikai Thuraiyil En Kathai (My Story in Journalism), which was held at the Colombo Tamil Sangam Sunday evening.”
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