“Col.Kittu, Lt.Col.Thileepan and several others from Jaffna worked together with Muslim people in Jaffna and sacrificed their lives for the benefit of all Tamil speaking people.” In 2004, the President of the Jaffna Muslims Peace Consortium, Al Aleem Marleen also praised the former LTTE commander, stating: "When he was in United Kingdom Colonel Kittu made his presence to harness world support to the Tamil armed freedom struggle." He was military leader who was loved by the people of Jaffna." Colonel Kittu led several successive battles with the Sri Lanka Army in Jaffna. "Colonel Kittu was the commander of the Jaffna peninsula at a time when the LTTE did not possess modern weaponry. Numerous commemoration events took place throughout the North-East, with current TNA leader R Sampanthan saying in 2003: Kittu’s death continued to be widely marked across the North-East and throughout the diaspora. TNA Leader R Sampanthan paying tribute to Col. Speaking at the time, Anton Balasingham the chief negotiator of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said that the Tamil struggle had already met irreparable losses “ and now those losses have been aggravated with the death of Kittu”. Prabhakaran comforting the mother of Col. Similar vigils also took place in London, Paris, Canada and Switzerland, alongside demonstrations outside Indian embassies. Following this action by the Indian navy Kittu and nine of his comrades committed suicide to prevent themselves from becoming prisoners of the Indian government”.ĭays after the deaths were announced a vigil was held in Jaffna, with mourners marching from Nelliyday to Thiruvil in Vadamarachi, where flowers were laid before a portrait of the late commander. “ Kittu had explained to the navy officials, who surrounded him, but they had rejected his explanation and had taken the LTTE ship by force to the shores. “ The former Jaffna Commander of the LTTE was on his way to meet the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran to brief him on the latest peace proposal arranged with the assistance of certain European countries to find a solution to the ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka,” said a statement from the LTTE, released after his death. He was later appointed head of the LTTE’s International Secretariat in London and was on his way home from the UK when his ship was intercepted. Kittu rose to public prominence as the LTTE’s Jaffna Commander from 1985-1987 and was based in the Paduvankarai region during the first phase of the war. Nallarasan: Sivagnanasundaram Ramesh from Columbuthurai, JaffnaĬol. Amuthan: Aloysius Johnson from Navanthurai, Jaffna Thuyavan: Mahalingam Jeyalingam from Kandy Road, Jaffna Sea Tiger Captain Nayagam: Sivalingam Seharan from Polikandy in Point Pedro Sea Tiger Captain Rosan: Ratnalingam Arunarajah from Nallur, Jaffna Major Malaravan (Velan): Suntharalingam Suntharavel from Viyaparimoolai, Point Pedro Sea Tiger Captain Gunaseelan: Segan Cruz Michael Jeeva from Maniam Thottam in Jaffna Sea Tiger Captain Jeeva: Nadarajah Mark Jeyarajah from Pashaiyoor, Jaffna Kuttisiri: Rasaiah Sri Ganesan from Suthumalai, Jaffna
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The nine other cadres who passed away with Col.
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Ensure a fair wage to plantation labourers.Today marks 28 years since the death of Sathasivam Krishnakumar alias Colonel Kittu, and nine other LTTE cadres, who committed suicide after being surrounded by Indian navy warships in 1993.The activists also demanded that the government reverse its enforced cremations policy affecting Muslims, and.The detention of political prisoners without trial.The continuing use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act and.Intimidation of activists and journalists,.Government-sponsored Sinhalese settlements ,.It highlighted land grab in Tamil areas,.Departing from past struggles in the north and east that focussed on grievances specific to war-affected Tamils, the rally included key concerns of the Muslim community and Malaiyaha Tamils working in the tea estates, in the list of ten demands put together by civil society groups.This march as headed by Rasamanickam, a legislator from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), from the eastern Batticaloa district.Prominent Tamil and Muslim politicians, activists, students, and residents took part in the march.The ‘Pothuvil to Polikandy’ rally or ‘P2P’, began in the eastern Ampara district and ended in Jaffna in the Northern Province, covering several towns en route.After months of restricted movement due to the pandemic, it was the first instance of several thousand people taking to the streets to assert their rights.Mains Sanjeevani 7Days Batch (coming soon).