A sports tournament was held in Switzerland to commemorate the life of Colonel Shankar, the pioneer of the LTTE’s air force wing who was assassinated 21 years ago by the Sri Lankan military.
Vaithilingam Sornalingam, known by his nomme de guerre Shankar, was killed in an attack carried out by a deep penetration unit of the Sri Lankan army in the Vanni on September 26, 2001.
The sports tournament, organized by the Sports Department of the Swiss Tamil Coordinating Committee, saw football, softball and handball games played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.