[2][3] This incident is part of acts of violence and intimidation against journalists and human rights activists taking place in areas controlled by the Sri Lankan government.
[4] Free Media Movement an International Federation of Journalists associate reported that newspapers like Sudor Oli and Thinakkural have received threats from government aligned para-military groups demanding that their distribution be stopped and there were attempts to unofficially censure Tamil media organizations[5] His disappearance is part of a series of disappearances of Tamils in Jaffna which is under Army control.
[6] Ramachandran had written an article about illegal sand trafficking which included the license numbers of the vehicles involved and the businessman's connections with certain officers.
The LTTE intelligence services are said to have investigated him in November 2006 after he took photos of a gathering organised in honour of its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran.
When he arrived at the Kalikai Junction military camp he was stopped for questioning by the Sri Lankan Army soldiers.
We appeal to the authorities to take action to locate and Ramachandran and have him released, the press freedom organization added.