‘May 18 2009 – an unforgettable day in Tamil history’

The Northern Provincial Council (NPC) will be observing May 18th as a “tragic day in the history of Tamils” and plans to hold a remembrance event at Mullivaikkal on Wednesday.

A statement released by the NPC said the date was “unforgettable… tossing away all international laws of war”.

In remembrance of those killed, a memorial event will be held at Mullivaikkal beach, the site of the massacres as Sri Lankan troops overran a narrow strip of land where hundreds of thousands of Tamils had gathered in May 2009.

Events have already taken place across the Tamil North-East marking Mullivaikkal remembrance week and remembering the victims of Tamil genocide.

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