Drone footage shows preparations for the 36th Maaveerar Naal have been completed at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam in Kilinochchi this evening.
Kanagapuram, a short distance from Kilinochchi town was one of the largest Thuyilum Illams built and maintained by the LTTE in the North-East. It was bulldozed over by the Sri Lankan state following the end of the armed conflict.
The remnants of broken gravestones have been collected to form a makeshift monument ahead of tomorrow's Maaveerar Naal event.
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Over recent years, Tamils have gathered at Kanagapuram Thuyilum in large numbers to commemorate the fallen.
Tamil Eelam remembers - thousands gathered at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam at 18.05, commemorating the first Maaveerar who fell in battle 40 years ago and the thousands of fighters after who gave their lives in the Tamil liberation struggle. pic.twitter.com/yLwSebYwBW
— Tamil Guardian (@TamilGuardian) November 27, 2022
Last year, drone footage showed thousands of Tamils gathered at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam in Kilinochchi at 18:05, the exact time the first Maaveerar, Lt Shankar, died.
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