Valvettithurai or VVT (வல்வெட்டித்துறை, Valvettiturai, Valveddithurai, Valvai,වල්වෙට්ටිතුරෙයි in Sinhala ) is a town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The population is mainly Sri Lankan Tamils of Hindu or minority Catholic faith.
Pundit Vaidthi linkap pillai is considered as first remarkable person of Valvettiturai.
It is well known to all that Valvettithurai is the birth place of Mr. V. Prabakaran, who does not require any introduction.
The founders of TELO Mr.Kuttimani and Mr.Thankathurai too has born in Valvettithurai and Thondaimanaru respectively.
Florence C Robinson (Ex Name Annapoorani) one of the last sailing vessel, built in Valvettithurai made a long journey from Valvettithurai to the Atlantic coast of United States, with six crew from Valvettithurai witness Valvettithurai as a Seafaring town and its technological Culture and olden shipping trade.
Furthermore Valvettithurai is the birthplace of former Valvettithurai Urban council chairman Mr. Gnanamoorthy, who is one of the founders of the TULF.
Mr. Thurairathnam and Mr. M. K. Sivajilingam had been, so far, elected as Member of Parliament of Srilanka, from Valvettithurai area.
Since VVT is located at the northern tip of Srilanka, it is considered as a strategic point due to the presence of Palk start and proximity of the Tamil Nadu coast.
Mr. Vivekananthan Anandan (also called as ‘Kumar Ananthan’ and Azhik Kumaran Ananthan) have done a two-way swim across the Palk Strait. (Thalaimannar - Dhanushkodi - Thalaimannar ) However Mr. Murugapillai
Navratnaswami, who born in Thondaimanaru, the first person ever to swim the Palk Strait, in 1954, who took 28 hours from VVT to Point Calimere of Tamil Nadu, which is also the closest point to Valvettithurai.
While maintaining strict policies of Hindutva in the larger temples, Valvettithurai is having its expensive festival, called as ‘Inthira Vizha’, at the end of the annual festival of Valvai Sri Muthumari Amman temple.
Apart from having many unique features, Valvettithurai has had a considerable Number of Seafarers in various ranks.
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