FR. PACKIYARANJITH

Nicholas Pillai was born in Jaffna and joined the Mannar diocese and was ordained as a priest on December 17, 1997. He was also the District Coordinator of Mannar for the Jesuit Refugee Service, which helped and worked with war displaced Tamils. His death is part of a series of killing of Tamil human rights workers. Mannar city stood at standstill and people flocked to the entrance of the city on Thursday, 27 September 2007 at 1:10 p.m. when the remains of Rev. Fr. Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith reached the city. The reamins were escorted by Mannar Bishop Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph from Vavuniyaa to Bishop’s House in Mannar as thousands mourned along the way from Murungkan to Mannar.