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Everyone who has visited Jaffna has probably walked past this mound of concrete.
Opposite Nallur Temple, just in front of Rio’s Ice Cream parlour, stands the now destroyed memorial to Lt. Col. Thileepan.
🧵A thread on rebuilding and resisting.
#tamil #eelam #srilanka
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Opposite Nallur Temple, just in front of Rio’s Ice Cream parlour, stands the now destroyed memorial to Lt. Col. Thileepan.
🧵A thread on rebuilding and resisting.
#tamil #eelam #srilanka
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35 years ago, 100,000 people flooded the streets as he launched a hunger strike for Tamil rights.
He was a medical student before becoming political leader with the LTTE. And he was just 23 years old.
His hunger strike lasted for 11 days. He died on September 26th 1987.
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He was a medical student before becoming political leader with the LTTE. And he was just 23 years old.
His hunger strike lasted for 11 days. He died on September 26th 1987.
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The next year, a monument was constructed to honour Thileepan and his sacrifice.
As with many memorials to figures from the liberation struggle, it was revered by Eelam Tamils.
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As with many memorials to figures from the liberation struggle, it was revered by Eelam Tamils.
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It may be noted that #LTTE never directly participated in #TamilNadu politics and I assume they carefully avoided getting stuck with TN politics just to win over all the people of #TamilNadu.
Like in the past #Eelam people avoid getting stuck with #TamilNadu politics. It will be good for their future struggle and to win back the support of all the people of #TamilNadu
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