BIG LOSS FOR ALL OF US WHO WERE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU. WE ALWAYS BENEFITTED FROM YOUR KIND FRIENDLY TALK, GOOD ADVICE, ENLIGHTENING US WITH YOUR VAST AND SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF TAMIL LITERATURE, GRAMMER, SAIVAISM, TAMIL CULTURE AND YOUR VAST EXPERIENCE. YOU TREATED EVERYONE AS LIKE YOUR CLOSE RELATIVE. VISITED EVERYONE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. YOU ARE UNIQUE. WE WERE SHOCKED AND VERY MUCH SADDENED WHEN HEARD ABOUT THE BAD NEWS. YOU ARE NOW WITH LORD SHIVA IN HIS KINGDOM (HEAVEN). AN IMMENSE LOSS FOR OUR JAFFNA TAMIL COMMUNITY. YOU ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN OUR MEMORY AND THOUGHTS. YOU ARE THE "AUWAIYAR" OF THE JAFFNA. I AT LOSS OF WORDS TO EXPRESS YOUR IMPORTANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY. REST IN PEACE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. WE PREY THE GOD TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN & OTHER DEAREST ONE TO HAVE THE STRENGTH TO BEAR WITH YOUR LOSS.