Another longstanding and active member of the Tamil families of disappeared struggle died on Thursday.
E. Valliamma, aged 78, of Kalmadu Poompuhar had been searching for her son Ramachandran Senthuran for over 15 years.
He was abducted aged just 16 on May 17, 2007, while on his way to work as a daily wage labourer in Vavuniya.
Fellow protesters said Valliamma’s health deteriorated rapidly from grief and the hardships she endured while searching for her son.
At least 125 family members of the disappeared who have been active in Tamil protests demanding to know the whereabouts of the disappeared and justice for their fates, have died without answers.
