Colombo was editor of Sri Lankan paper The Sunday Leader . Wickrematunge was shot dead near Lasantha Wickrematunge on September . He was a fierce critic of A Sri Lankan government and Mahinda Rajapaksa militants .
Lasantha Wickrematunge was editor of Sri Lankan paper The Sunday Leader . Wickrematunge was shot dead near Colombo on January 8 , 2009 . He was a fierce critic of Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger militants .