Thileepan Memorial, unceremoniously knocked down by government forces, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Rasaiah Parthipan (29 November 1963 – 26 September 1987; commonly known by the nom de guerre Thileepan) was a Tamil Eelam revolutionary and member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organization in Sri Lanka. He died while on hunger strike. A statue of Thileepan was built behind Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in 1988.[24][25] After the Sri Lankan military re-captured the Valikamam region in 1996 they destroyed the statue.[24][25] The statue was re-built in 2003 during the Norwegian mediated Cease Fire Agreement.[26] After war resumed, Thileepan's photograph and decorative lamps at the statue were damaged by the army on 26 October 2006, Thileepan's statue was attacked and destroyed by armed men on 18 November 2007. The remnants of Thileepan's memorial, the pillar, was destroyed by the army on 21 March 2010. [From Wikipedia]
Size: 3888px × 2592px
Location: Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Lucy Calder / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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