Tuesday, November 29, 2005


First female martyr Malathi's statue on Kilinochchi junction. She got injured in direct fighting with the Indian Peace Keeping Force, lost her leg - swallowed cynade capsule and sacrificed her life in Kopay, on 10th of October 1987 at the age of twenty. Since then, this day is celebrated in LTTE controlled areas as Tamil Eelam Womens' day.