Suthumalai ( ta, சுதுமலை) is a village located in the northern
Jaffna District of
Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two
Village officer division
''Grama Niladhari'' (''village officers'') ( si, ග්රාම නිලධාරී) is a Sri Lankan public official appointed by the central government to carry out administrative duties in a ''grama niladhari'' division, which is a sub-un ...
(Suthumalai North and Suthumalai South), and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census.
The village conaints many Hindu temples including the famous Suthumalai Amman Temple.
Suthumalai is a historic turning point in
Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism, where
LTTE leader
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Velupillai Prabhakaran (; ta, வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; , (26 November 1954 – 18 May 2009) was a Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla and the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ...
had his speech on 4 August 1987, addressing over 100,000 people explaining the position of the
LTTE.
The village is part of the historic region
Valikamam of
Jaffna Peninsula with the others being the
Vadamarachchi and
Thenmarachchi.
See also
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Manipay
Manipay or Maanippaai ( ta, மானிப்பாய்) is an affluent town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The original name of Manipay is Periyapulam. It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to ...
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A. W. Mailvaganam
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Uduvil
Uduvil ( ta, உடுவில்) is an agricultural village of about 32.7 square kilometers situated along the KKS Road at about five miles to the North of Jaffna city, Sri Lanka. It is surrounded by the villages Chunnākam, Kandarōdai, Sa ...
References
Villages in Jaffna District
Valikamam South West DS Division
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