Ganapathipillai Umainesan
Santosham Road, Ariyalai, Jaffna.
D.o.B: 04.01.1959
Martyrdom: 21.10.1987
Event: Veerachchavu, the first Lt. Colonel to embrace martyrdom in battle with the Indian Army in the Kondavil area of Jaffna District on 21.10.1987. He was one of the senior members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and former Trincomalee District Special Commander, Lt. Col. Colonel Santhosam Master.