Dharmalingam remembered in Jaffna

Sep 2, 2024

The assassinated ITAK politician V. Dharmalingam was remembered in Jaffna today on the 39th anniversary of his murder. The former MP for Uduvil and Manipay, and founding member of TULF is suspected to have been killed by a rival Tamil militant group, although no one claimed responsibility for the killing. At the event today, E. Sarveswaran, a lecturer from the Department of Education, at the Jaffna University, delivered a memorial speech. Several political figures, including Dharmalingam’s son Siddharthan, attended the remembrance event held in Thavadi at the Dharmalingam memorial monument.

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