The Sangiliyan statue was dedicated to Cankili II, a Tamil martyr and the last king of Jaffna Kingdom. The statue is seen as a landmark of the city of Jaffna. The Sangiliyan statue was built 1974 at Muthirai junction Nallur and declared open by then Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiappah. On 2011 was the statue removed and a new statue was built at the same place. The new statue was declared open by Jaffna Mayor Mrs. Yogeshwarai Patkunarajah and Minister Douglas Devananda.[2] Tamil groups believe the statue was destroyed and rebuilt because of political motives. They criticize by this act was the historic beauty of the statue destroyed, the new statue has not the heroic features of the former statue, the sword in the hand of Cankili was removed by the government and reinstalled in another position.[3][4]
^The statue of Tamil king Sangilian destroyed Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^Sangiliyan statue restored
^யாழ்ப்பாணத்தில் தமிழ் மன்னர் சங்கிலியன் சிலை கையில் இருந்த வாள் அகற்றம்
^சங்கிலிய மன்னன் சிலையில் உள்ள வாளின் மர்மம் என்ன என்று தெரியுமா உங்களுக்கு?
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