Tamils in France commemorated S. P. Thamilselvan, the head of the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who was assassinated by the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF) 18 years ago.
Tamils gathered in La Courneuve, France on Saturday to remember Brigadier Thamilselvan and the five other LTTE officials who were killed on November 2, 2007 by the Sri Lankan air force.
The five other LTTE officials were- Lt. Col. Anpumani (Alex), Major Mikuthan, Major Nethaaji, Lt. Aadchiveal and Lt. Maavaikkumaran.
At the commemoration event, a lamp was lit by the sisters of fallen LTTE cadres Lieutenant Bharathy and Veeravenghai Sandhya, before a bust of Brigadier Thamilselvan was garlanded.
