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| Statue of Thiyagi Thileepan at the newly opened temporary museum near his memorial site. |
A temporary museum detailing the twelve day fast unto death campaign of Thiyagi Thileepan was declared open yesterday near his memorial site in Nallur, Jaffna.
Relatives of former cadres and parents, loved ones sacrificed their lives for the Tamil struggle were among who took part in the opening ceremony along with locals and youth groups.
NPP Jaffna district MP J. Rajeevan also visited the museum yesterday to commemorate the fallen cadre who took up non- violence path for the rights of the Tamil people.
The visit by NPP MP came in the wake of recent incident where Minister of Fisheries R. Chandrasekar was barred from entering the premises of Thiyagi Thileepan memorial in Nallur last week.
Known by the nom de guerre Thileepan, Rasaiah Parthipan, one time Jaffna Commander of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) died while on fast unto death campaign in 1987 after twelve days of continuous protest campaign demanding Tamil peoples' rights and urged India to keep its assurances it made at that time.
The Thileepan commemorative event commenced on September 15 and will continue for twelve days- marking the days late Thileepan was on fast unto death campaign. Several remembrance events are currently underway in various places across North and East remembering late Thileepan and his ultimate sacrifice to Tamil cause. (Northeastern Monitor/ September 21/ 2025)
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