Captain Pandithar, a senior member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was commemorated on the 38th anniversary of his passing at his residence in Valvettithurai, Jaffna yesterday.
Pandithar served in the political wing of the LTTE and lost his life during a clash with the Sri Lankan army in 1985 near Avarangal, Jaffna.
Pandithar was a native of Valvettithurai and joined the liberation movement in 1981. He was reportedly also a childhood friend of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.
Former Jaffna Mayor V Mannivannan and Valvettithurai council members joined Sinnathurai Maheswari, Pandithar's mother to mark his death anniversary.