Veteran journalist Sam Rajappa, a long-serving correspondent of the Kolkata-based newspaper Statesman, whose reporting exposed the police torture and killing of engineering student Rajan during the Emergency in Kerala, is no more. He died in Canada, and is survived by two sons.
Rajappa, a native of Marthandam in Kanniyakumari district, got himself lodged in the jail where Rajan’s friend was kept. His interview with Rajan’s friend and his reporting helped Rajan’s father Eachara Warrier get justice for the death of his son.
He had worked for other newspapers, including
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Teaching stint
He was very close to C.R. Irani, Editor of
He was an expert in Sri Lankan Tamil affairs. His writings had upset the Sri Lankan government, which sent him out of the country once.
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He was married to Grace, a Fijian, who predeceased him. Several journalists’ organisations condoled Rajappa’s death.