High Commissioner of India H.E. Ashok K. Kantha accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Sharmila Kantha placed a wreath at the IPKF Memorial located at Palaly on February 23, 2013. Consul General of India in Jaffna Mr. V. Mahalingam and Captain Sumeet Kapoor, Defence Adviser at High Commission of India, Colombo also laid wreath. Senior officers from the Sri Lankan Army were present in the ceremony including Security Forces Commander, Jaffna Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe also laid wreath at the Memorial.

The IPKF Memorial at Palaly is in memory of the martyrs of the 10 Para Regiment of Indian Army who lost their lives during the IPKF operation in Northern Province between 1987 and 1989. The Memorial consists of seven structures and has the names of 33 martyrs engraved.