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About Malathi
- Sahayaseeli Pedhuruppillai, alias Malathi (also credited as Malathy), is the first female fighter of the Tamil Tigers to die in combat, hence revered as the first female martyr.
- Her death anniversary is commemorated as Women's Awakening day.
- Her death is significant as later females joined the Tamil Tigers at all levels and played significant roles (including the Black Tigers).
- On 10 October 1987, Malathi was injured in combat when an LTTE women unit, which she was leading, was confronted by the IPKF near Navatkuli-Kopay Road in Kopay near Jaffna.
- Although clearly overwhelmingly outnumbered by the IPKF soldiers with far more superior firepower, her team still successfully blocked and retaliated the IPKF and forced the IPKF to withdraw.
- In the battle, she was bleeding profusely and rendered immobile when her fellow fighter soldier girls rescued her.
- Malathi, realizing the grave situation, wanted the girls to leave her and go on with the fight, and then took her cyanide capsule to avoid being captured.
- Tamil Tigers called one of their brigades the Malathi Brigade in honour of her and built a memorial for her in Kilinochchi which was opened on October 10, 2004.
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