Veteran journalist Sam Rajappa is no more
The Hindu
He exposed police killing of a student during Emergency
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 The Free Press Journal, before joining The Statesman. He served as a consultant when Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi launched its Chennai edition.