Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna commemorated the 44th anniversary of the 1971 insurgency at Tangalle Town Hall on Sunday. The top leadership of the party including leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, General Secretary Tilvin Silva, Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath and former leader Somawansa Amarasinghe took part. Incidentally, JVP founder leader Rohana Wijeweera was a native of Tangalle.