
The seventh day of Lt.Col. Thileepan's hunger strike was marked at his memorial in Nallur, Jaffna.
Lt. Col. Thileepan refused food and water in a protest calling on the Indian government to honour its pledges to the Tamil people.

Thileepan passed away 11 days later on the 26th September 1987.
Tamils across the North-East have been marking each day of his hunger strike. In Nallur, Tamils have gathered daily at his memorial to pay their respects.

A bust of Thileepan was also unveiled in Nallur yesterday alongside an exhibition documenting his hunger strike.
