Remains of Thileepan memorial tower destroyed
Tamil Guardian 07 December 2012--2011Photograph
The remnants of a memorial tower in Nallur to the hunger striker Lt. Col. Thileepan were found destroyed this morning. Reports allege that a gang of unidentified people demolished the fallen tower last night, leaving only rubble.
The memorial was erected at the exact spot of his hunger strike in 1987 that captivated the entire nation, but later partially destroyed.
Tamil Guardian 07 December 2012--2011Photograph
The remnants of a memorial tower in Nallur to the hunger striker Lt. Col. Thileepan were found destroyed this morning. Reports allege that a gang of unidentified people demolished the fallen tower last night, leaving only rubble.The memorial was erected at the exact spot of his hunger strike in 1987 that captivated the entire nation, but later partially destroyed.
