15/08/2006       Mr Hans Brattskar, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy

On behalf of the Norwegian Government, and the staff at the Embassy, I take this opportunity to express our shock and horror over the brutal assassination of Kethesh Loganathan, Deputy Secretary General of SCOPP.

We knew Kethesh as a peace-loving person who dedicated his life to the search for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Sri Lanka. The killing of Kethesh is a devestating blow to all who work for peace in this country.

I hope you will pass our condolences to Kethesh’ wife and family and to all the staff at SCOPP

13/08/2006       Mr S B Atugoda, Ambassador, Embassy of Sri Lanka, State of Qatar

I was greatly shocked to read that Kethesh Loganathan, the Deputy Secretary General of SCOPP has been assassinated by the LTTE at his Residence.

I knew Kethesh during my stint as Associate Director of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS). He was a fearless man of peace. He stood for what is “Right”, and not for any ethnic group and that sublime quality in him, was disliked by Tiger terrorists.

Please convey my deepest sympathies and condolences to those near and dear to him, especially the family.

14/08/2006       Mr A M Faaiz, Chairman, Board of Directors – PSM

The news of Kethesh’s death came as a rude shock to all at PSM.

We strongly condemn his brutal assassination.

We at PSM are deeply saddened by the demise of Mr Ketheshwaran Loganathan, Deputy Head of SCOPP and we extend our deepest sympathy to you and your staff at SCOPP and also his bereaved family.

14/08/2006       Mr R P Perera, Secretary General, Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO

It was with deep shock and regret, that we heard of the sad and untimely demise on Saturday 12 August 2006 of Mr Loganathan, the highly respected Deputy of the Peace Secretariat, with whom we had the honour and the privilege of dealing with, in regard to the noble ideals of building peace in the Country.

We strongly condemn this brutal and meaningless act of murder, of a man who strived for the rights of people, with peace in his heart.

During the short time we had worked with Kethesh, as he was endearingly referred to, we quickly realized the intellect in him and his quick grasp of issues, that became a great sense of encouragement and a pleasure for us to be proactively involved with the SCOPP, in the long and arduous task of Peace Building in Sri Lanka.

We have recently begun to forge a close relationship with SCOPP and had planned many activities for the “International Peace Day”, 21 September 2006 and beyond.

The best tribute we could pay to Kethesh, is to continue on the path that he, under your leadership, together with your colleagues at the SCOPP, have chartered for the sake of the future generations of Sri Lanka, ie. The path of Peace !!!

Rest assured of our continued close co-operation in achieving the mandate that is common to both the SCOPP and SLNCU.

Please accept and convey our heartfelt sympathies, to his family, his colleagues and all those who were associated with him, in the pursuit of peace.