Thirty-six years have gone by since the death of Annai Poopathy, a Tamil woman who died in a hunger strike in protest against the atrocities committed by Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF).
At a remembrance at the TNPF office in Jaffna, floral tributes were paid to her photograph.
As a member of the Navatkerny Mother's Front, Poopathy Kanapathipillai from Batticaloa, commenced a fast unto death on March 19, 1988 to protest the injustices and atrocities committed by the IPKF.
She had called for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks between the IPKF and the LTTE.
Her fast ended on April 19 with her death.
