People's tribunal condemns police for excesses at Jaffna Conference in Jan. 1974
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In a solemn commemoration, the 50th-anniversary event to honor those who were killed in the 1974 World Tamil Research Conference was held on January 10th in Jaffna. The ceremony unfolded at the memorial courtyard erected to remember the massacre.
Sinnaththurai Jeyakumar I first met Sinnaththurai Jeyakumar in 2020 at a particularly good dinner in Jetwing Jaffna’s elegant restaurant. We had eaten well, enjoyed a bottle of wine, and were feeling good. As we thanked our waiter, he asked if we would like to meet the chef. A moment later there he was. Smart, enthusiastic, with a bright engaging smile topped off by a chef’s hat, Sinnaththurai Jeyakumar came out from the kitchen to meet us. Jeyakumar was the chef responsible for cooking and plating our dinners. Strictly speaking Jeyakumar was the Second Commis Chef who under normal circ...