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An event held to mark the death anniversary of S J V Chelvanayakam was held in Jaffna last week, where victims of the Easter Sunday attacks were also commemorated.
TNA parliamentarians were amongst the crowd gathered in front of the Chelvanayakam statue in Jaffna to remember the politician, fondly referred to as 'Thanthai Chelva'. Chelvanayakam is known as the father of Tamil nationalism, and was responsible for spear heading the Vaddukoddai resolution, which was overwhelmingly ratified by the Tamil votes in the 1976 parliamentary elections.
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After representing the Tamil people for five general elections and experiencing repeated disappointments in over 3 decades of negotiation with the Sinhala majoritarian government, Chelvanayakam formulated the resolution, which remains a cornerstone of the Tamil movement for self-determination in Sri Lanka.
See more on Chelvanayakam here.
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The memorial takes place amidst other vigils across the North-East to remember the over 250 people who were killed in the Easter Sunday attacks.
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