Former Eastern Provincial Chief Minister Pillayan Further Remanded

The former Chief Minister of Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandarakanthan alias Pillayan who was remanded over the murder of former Tamil National Alliance(TNA) MP Joseph Pararajasingham has been further remanded until 06th of March by the Batticaloa Magistrate today(20).

The bail application filed on behalf of the former Chief Minister has been rejected by the Batticaloa Magistrate.

Pillayan was arrested and remanded on 11th of October 2015 over the murder of former TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham who was shot dead in 2005 .