Thileepan Memorial

LTTE cadre Thileepan died on September 26th 1987, while on a hunger strike (for 12 days) appealing to the IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Forces) to honour its security undertaking as promised in the Accord signed between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayawardene.

His death was commemorated every year by the LTTE on a very grand scale. The most important Thileepan memorial was located near the Nallur temple, Jaffna. Only the base of the monument exists now but a commemorative event took place there on November 27th 2016, maha veera naal (great heroes day).