Chandra Fernando

Chandra Fernando (August 9, 1942 – June 6, 1988) was a priest from the town of Baticaloa in minority Tamil-dominated eastern province of Sri Lanka. He was known for his human rights activism. He was assassinated by unknown men on June 6, 1988.

Biography Chandra Fernando, born in 1942 in Fernandos Lane, Puliyantheevu (presently called Batticaloa Town), was primarily educated at St. Michael's College National School and ordained as Catholic Priest in the year 1970. He served as a Parish Priest at St. Mary’s Co-cathedral, Batticaloa from 1984 to June 6, 1988. The St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa in which Chandra Fernando was killedAlthough according to a report by the pro-LTTE Tamilnet, he was killed by a gunman belonging to the paramilitary group Peoples Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) organization working for the local Indian Army administration, This seems to be corroborated by independent sources.