
Saturday night, TNA parliamentarians including Mavai Senathirajah, Suresh Premachandran, Pathmini Sithamparanathan, Selvam Adaikalanathan, Vinotharalingam, Sivasakthi Anandan led by TNA parliamentary group leader R. Both were with the remains until cremation. Thirumavalvan, the leader of Viduthalai Chi’ruththaika’l from Tamil Nadu and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Sivajilingam paid their last tribute at the cremation grounds. Prominent Tamil political leaders from Tamil Nadu including Vaiko and Pazha Nedumaran paid homage by phone from Tamil Nadu.TNA Parliamentarians Sivajilingam and Gajendran were present near Thee’ruvil memorial monument where the remains were kept for people to pay their last respect, from 5:30 p.m Saturday. Thousands of people from all parts of the peninsula joined in the procession when the remains were taken from Pirapaharan’s home in Aaladi in Valveddiththu’rai (VVT) while black flags were flown and sombre music was played in VVT, despite the intimidating presence of a large number of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and policemen, the sources added. V.Pirapaharan, was cremated at the central cremation grounds in Oo’ra’ni Valveddiththu’rai Sunday around 2:30 p.m with thousands of mourners participating in the last funeral rites, sources in Jaffna said. Late Thiruvengadam Veluppillai, father of LTTE leader Mr. Remains of Pirapaharan’s father cremated in VVT The remains will be taken to Valveddiththu’rai along the A9 road and kept at his daughter’s residence for the public to pay their last respects.Ĭremation will take place on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Sivajilingam at a funeral parlour in Homagama Friday afternoon by the Sri Lankan military authorities. Parvathy comes a day after Pirapaharan’s father, Thiruvengadam Vellupillai, died in custody. The ailing 80-year-old mother was driven by road from Colombo to the northern Jaffna Peninsula in an ambulance. Sivajilingam, SLA officials in Colombo said. Pirapaharan, Vallipuram Parvathy, was Friday released from Sri Lanka Army custody and handed over to Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian and Presidential candidate M. Pirabaharan, is to take place in Valveddiththu’rai on Sunday. The funeral of late Thiruvengadam Velupillai, father of LTTE leader leader Mr. Pirapaharan father’s remains released, funeral in VVT on Sunday The LTTE leader’s parents had been living in Tamil Nadu in India, but opted to go to Vanni before the war broke out. Velupillai and his wife were detained since May in Menik Farm IDP camp and were later taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Army. Velupillai was kept in isolation and illegal custody by the SLA and was denied of proper medical care at his grand old age, the LTTE further said. Velupillai, who preferred to be with the people during the war, the statement said. The entire Tamil Nation laments for the demise of Mr.


The headquarters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a message Thursday conveyed its condolences to Mrs.


Pirapaharan, passed away following a brief illness in Panagoda Sri Lanka Army camp Wednesday night, Sri Lankan military officials in Colombo said. Thiruvengdam Velupillai, the father of LTTE leader Mr. LTTE leader Pirapaharan’s father passes away in SLA custody LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s father Thiruvengadam Velupillai
