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Today we gather to mark 33 years since the death of
Lieutenant. Colonel. Thileepan, a political wing leader of the
LTTE who fasted to death on hunger strike, appealing to
the Indian government to honour pledges made to the Tamil
people. #thileepan_33 #Thileepan
Lieutenant. Colonel. Thileepan, a political wing leader of the
LTTE who fasted to death on hunger strike, appealing to
the Indian government to honour pledges made to the Tamil
people. #thileepan_33 #Thileepan
Born Rasiah Partheepan, in 1964 as the fourth son of
a school teacher in Urelu, in Urumpirai in the Jaffna
District, he took up the name Thileepan when he joined the
LTTE.
#Thileepan #thileepan_33 #ThileepanMonth
a school teacher in Urelu, in Urumpirai in the Jaffna
District, he took up the name Thileepan when he joined the
LTTE.
#Thileepan #thileepan_33 #ThileepanMonth
He was renowned for his courage in combat. In 1987 he
became the LTTE's political leader for Jaffna peninsula.
Thileepan began his fast on the 15th of September 1987,
with 100,000 people gathered around the historic Nallur
Kandwaswamy Temple in Jaffna. #Thileepan
became the LTTE's political leader for Jaffna peninsula.
Thileepan began his fast on the 15th of September 1987,
with 100,000 people gathered around the historic Nallur
Kandwaswamy Temple in Jaffna. #Thileepan
