Former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan has been arrested by the CID.

S. Chandrakanthan arrived at the CID to provide a statement on the murder of   Former Parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham in 2005.

Joseph Pararajasingham was shot and killed while at a church on the 25th of December 2005.

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