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Indian soldiers who died during an operation as part of the country's disastrous peacekeeping mission in 1987, were remembered at a ceremony in Jaffna earlier this month.
Consul General of India in Jaffna Shri A. Natarajan and Commander Security Force Jaffna Major General Nandana Udawatta placed wreaths at the monument in the Palali high security zone, occupied by the military.
The soldiers died during Operation Pawan, an attempted landing in Jaffna's main stadium, which was beaten back by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, then in control of the town.
The Indian Peacekeeping Forces (IPKF) are accused of committing several atrocities and war crimes against the Tamil population, during their occupation of the region. They ultimately withdrew after sustained resistance by the LTTE.
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