We may condemn verbally only the murder of TV journalist Somaya Vishwanathan when she was returning home late in night after work. She was working with headlines Today and before that she was with CNN.

She had stayed late in the office to cover the news of blasts of Malegaon and Modassa. She was shot dead on 30th September and police is yet to make a headway in her case.

She was honoured by PROFOCA The memorial is instituted by Professional Foreign Correspondents Association honour all the foreign correspondents who have lost their lives in the lines of their duty.It was the seventh year It started in 2002

It was an eumenical service where the cathedral rendered choiciest classical music with a prayer for univeral peace was offered.Than there was a candle ceremony where the representative of the country of each slain correspondent lighted a candle and carried it to the main table to place it with all the other candles as the names were called out.

There were six slain Indian journalists honoured by the Association.Mohammad Muslimuddin Assamese pratidin,Ashok Sodhi Photographer Daily Execelsier Jammu,V.P.Chouhan a senior journalist,Komal Yadav a photographer,Amar Ujala, Javed Mir Local kashmiri paper and Soumaya.

There was no representative from Indian Embassy to carry the candle for these six brave journalists who laid down their lives in their line of duty.

As per the Association Founder Jose Luis Belmar , invitations to the Indian Embassy were sent well in advance.He lamented the fact tht despite India being the largest democracy with free press for the second consecutive year chose to ignore the honour ceremony which honours the seeker of truth.It does not involve any political or materialistic gains.

IANS was deputed to perform the candle ceremony for its slain Indian colleagues.

Is any one really concerned about the slain journalists or it is just lip service?.