Complex sentence: Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan (1970--January 24,2006), popularly known as SSR, a journalist working for the Tamil language daily Sudaroli was shot dead in Eastern port city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka as part of the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war.
Split into simpler sentences: Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan (1970--January 24,2006), popularly known as SSR, was a journalist working for the Tamil language daily Sudaroli. He was shot dead in Eastern port city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka as part of the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war.