Front pages of Tamil newspapers across the North-East marked Maaveerar Naal on Wednesday morning.
See a selection of the front pages below.
Thinakkural's front page highlights a memorial erected for Maaveerar in Jaffna.
Jaffna based, Uthayan newspaper commemorates Maaveerar Naal, paying their respects to the Maaveerar "who gave their lives for the rights of the people."
More features from Uthayan newspaper, highlighting an event on November 25 in Kilinochchi, honouring the parents of Maaveerar.
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