Veteran Sri Lankan journalist and political commentator D.B.S. Jeyaraj has died in Canada at the age of 72, Newswire reported on Sunday (17), citing initial accounts.
Jeyaraj was widely regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent journalists of his generation, known for decades of reporting and analysis on ethnic politics, the civil war and post-2009 reconciliation debates. He built his early career in Sri Lankan newsrooms before relocating to Canada, where he continued writing through his long-running personal platform and syndicated columns. His work earned recognition at home and abroad for its depth on Tamil political affairs and the longer historical arc of the conflict.
Across his career, Jeyaraj contributed to multiple publications and became a reference voice for readers seeking detailed political analysis and context that mainstream wire reporting often left out. His columns were frequently cited by international newsrooms and human-rights researchers covering Sri Lanka.
Funeral arrangements and formal tributes from the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil political establishment were not immediately available at the time of publication.
His passing comes at a time when several long-running Easter attack accountability cases and Tamil-political developments he had long covered remain in active phases of inquiry and litigation.
