Taraki Sivaram
Maamanithar Taraki Sivaram | |
|---|---|
Dharmeratanam Sivaram | |
| Born | Dharmeratnam Sivaram 11 August 1959 Batticaloa, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 28 April 2005 (aged 45) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, author |
| Title | Mr. |
| Spouse | Herly Yogaranjini Poopalapillai |
| Children | Vaishnavi, Vaitheki, and Andrew Seralaathan |
| Website | http://www.tamilnet.com |
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 Bambalapitya police station. His body was found the next day in the district of Himbulala, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He had been beaten and shot in the head.