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Mullivaikal remembrance event in Point Pedro, Jaffna (Photos: Tamil Guardian) |
The commemoration of the Mullivaikal remembrance week continued today in the North-Eastern town of Point Pedro, on the Jaffna peninsula.
Several members of the NPC, alongside other Tamil officials and locals attended the event at the light house in the town on Thursday morning.
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Northern provincial councillors AM Shivajilingam, Sukirthan, Sivamohan, Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha member Sajeevan and Point Pedro Pradeshiya Sabha member Sanjeevan took part in the commemoration.
Several intelligence officers of the Sri Lankan security forces could also be seen near the event, local sources said.
Beginning of Mullivaikal remembrance week marked, under watch of security forces (12 May 2015)
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