NSSP party leader and Tamil Eelam supporter Wickramabahu Karunaratne commemorated in Vavuniya

An event was held in Vavuniya this week to commemorate Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) leader and Tamil Eelam supporter Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, who passed away recently.

A portrait of Dr Karunaratne was decorated with garlands while Tamils lit candles and offered their condolences. The event in Vavuniya was organised by a group of civil society organisations.

In 2021, Dr Karunaratne, in a statement, called for the international recognition of the “ongoing” genocide of Tamils and the recognition of Eelam as a state.  “A systematic referendum is needed to recognize Tamil Eelam internationally,” Dr. Karunaratne stated. “The Western world has propagated the name of terrorism to suppress the Tamil voice calling for a separate state,” he added.