University of Jaffna's Art Faculty students held a memorial service yesterday to mark the 14th year death anniversary of former student union leader Sellathurai Purusothaman, who was killed along with another Tamil youth during a clash with the Sri Lankan Army.
The students paid tribute to Purusothaman as a popular and courageous student leader, leading the arts faculty students union at Jaffna University between 2006 and 2007, during the height of Sri Lankan military hostilities against Tamil students.
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He was killed within months of graduating with a degree in sociology from the university.
At the time, Sri Lankan police alleged that Purusothaman had died from swallowing cyanide.