29 years ago (on 7 May 1990), my father Sam Tambimuttu, MP for Batticaloa, was assassinated in front of Canadian High Commission at Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7…
…My mother Kala was critically injured and died 9 days later (on 16 May 1990), but not before saying her final goodbye to her husband, as she forced herself to be brought in a stretcher…
…I was 14 then, years have passed but memories are still raw. I still remember, for some reason, my eyes were dried up that day. Today, the tears are flowing 😭…
– Arun Tambimuttu