The memorial built to commemorate the memory of Reverend George Jeyaragasingham by the Jeevothayam Methodist Farm which is run to help refugees.
George Jeyarajasingham (died 13 December 1984) was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil Human Rights activist and a Methodist missionary from the Mannar district of Sri Lanka. He and three others were shot dead on 13 December 1984 when they were traveling in his vehicle. Later their bodies were burnt along with his vehicle.[1][2][3]
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