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A group of lawmakers from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) marked Tamil Genocide Day at the Sri Lankan parliament complex in Kotte this morning, before a parliamentary session was due to take place.
The parliamentarians dressed in black and lit candles by a red and yellow flag, before holding a moment of silence to commemorate the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians killed at the hands of the Sri Lankan state 12 years ago.
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The remembrance ceremony comes as the Sri Lankan army announced a lockdown in the Mullaitivu district, where commemorative events were set to take place.
Dozens of smaller scale private events have taken place instead across the Tamil homeland.
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