Students at the University of Jaffna held a memorial event on the 28th death anniversary of hunger striker Lt Col Thileepan.
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The event was held at a secret location on Saturday evening.
Students at the university have often been forced to hold remembrance events in secret, amidst heavy scrutiny from military and police presences around campus.
See also, Remembering Thileepan.
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