Tamils in Mullaitivu commemorated Annai Poopathy as a memorial float dedicated to her travelled through Mullaitivu today.
The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) organised a memorial float to travel through the homeland to mark 36 years since Annai Poopathy’s fast unto death.
On March 19, 1987, Annai Poopathy began a hunger strike demanding an immediate ceasefire to the atrocities committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF). Annai Poopathy passed away a month later on April 19, 1987 after refusing food and water.
The memorial float left Nallur, Jaffna on Saturday and will travel through the North-East before reaching Batticaloa, where Annai Poopathy was laid to rest.
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