Today marks the 52nd death anniversary of Pon Sivakumaran, who is remembered as the first martyr who sacrificed his life for the liberation of the Tamils.
A remembrance event is scheduled to be held today at 8:00 a.m. at the public market premises near the Urumpirai junction, where his memorial statue is located.
A former student of Jaffna Hindu College, Pon Sivakumaran is regarded as one of the pioneers of the Eelam Tamil liberation struggle.
He died after consuming cyanide, when surrounded by police in Urumpirai.
He is remembered in the history of the Eelam struggle as the first person to take his own life by cyanide rather than be captured.
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