JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
   <li>
      <a href="#">example 1</a>
   </li>
   <li>
      <a href="#">example 2</a>
   </li>
</ul>

JavaScript

var links = document.querySelectorAll('a'); 
for (var i = 0; i<links.length; i++){
    links[i].addEventListener('click', removerPai);
}

function removerPai(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    var li = this.parentNode;
    li.parentNode.removeChild(li);
}