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Cleaning was underway at Uduthurai Thuyilum Illam this morning as the Tamil nation prepare to mark Maaveerar Naal later this month.
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The tombstones of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, which were destroyed by the Sri Lankan army, were placed together to form a large monument in memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the Tamil struggle for liberation.
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Families of fallen LTTE cadres, activists and politicians present also paid tribute to the Maaveerar by lighting a flame and laying flowers at the monument.
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Thuyilum Illams – Resting Places – were constructed by the LTTE for their fighters. Thuyilum Illams across the Tamil homeland were destroyed both during the armed conflict and later bulldozed over by the Sri Lankan state following the Tamil genocide in 2009.
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