As Tamils across the North-East mourned the 9 year anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide on May 18 and remembered the tens of thousands of Tamils killed, the Sri Lankan state instead marked the occasion to commemorate the end of “terrorism” and praise Sri Lankan troops.
See a short clip by 47 Roots below.
May 18th 2018 marked the 9th anniversary of the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. While the Sri Lankan Army commemorated the defeat of "terrorism" and remembered their soldiers as "war heroes". Tamils gathered in the North of the island to mourn the tens of thousands who were slaughtered by the army at the last stage of the conflict. - Video Credits: Adaderana.lk TamilNet @uthayashalin - #mullivaikkal #may18th #tamilgenocideday #srilanka #tamil #genocide
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