Sandilipay
Encyclopedia
Sandilipay is a town located 10 km from the City
of Jaffna
, Sri Lanka
. The original name of Sandilipay is Kalvalai. At this location on July 24, 1983 number of ethnic Tamil
civilians were shot and killed by Sri lankan Army
.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of Jaffna
Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The original name of Sandilipay is Kalvalai. At this location on July 24, 1983 number of ethnic Tamil
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
civilians were shot and killed by Sri lankan Army
Sri Lankan Army
The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military and humanitarian operations. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972...
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Prominent people lived in Sadilipay
- 1.Patkumam Sinnapodi - Chief Secretary, North-East Provincial Council
- 2.Ambalavaner Sivanandan - Author, Director of the Institute of Race Relations, London
- 3.Parameswaran Shunmugam - Chief Accountant, Health Ministry, Eastern province