Maaveerar Naal was commemorated in Lelystad, Netherlands on November 27. A lamp was lit before the national flag of Tamil Eelam and the Netherlands flag were both hoisted. The families of fallen cadres were then escorted into the hall with a musical procession.
Sri Lanka's defence secretary, accused war criminal Sampath Thuyacontha, visited Jaffna on Thursday, as he oversaw military relief efforts amidst floods that have devastated the island. Thuyacontha visited various areas in the regions and received briefs from the occupying Sri Lankan military in the peninsula. In a press conference with journalists, he went was questioned on the occupation and said that lands in the North-East are held for "security purposes," claiming that 2700 acres will be released from Jaffna "soon". "There are 2,700 acres of land to be released in the Jaffna district. We...
Tamils commemorated Maaveerar Naal across the United States of America, with events taking place in Boston, California and North Carolina.
Tamils commmemorated Maaveerar Naal in Melbourne, Australia. Flowers were laid at makeshift gravestones to pay respect to fallen cadres and honour the sacrifices they made in the liberation struggle.
Tamils in Switzerland joined the Tamil nation in marking Maaveerar Naal.
Human Rights Watch in a letter addressed to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on him to address the island's many human rights problems by fulfilling and building upon pledges he made in recent election campaigns. In the letter sent by Elaine Pearson, Asia Director for the HRW, she states that the organisation welcomes the pledges he made during the campaigns to address several long-standing human rights issues, including by repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), removing abusive provisions of the Online Safety Act, establishing an independent Directorate of...
Cyclone Fengal swept the Tamil homeland today, leaving tens of thousands of families displaced as floods slammed homes across the island. Floods left roads across the North-East completely closed off, with tens of thousands of people due to travel to the site of former cemeteries to mark Maaveerar Naal today. Whilst many braved the weather, several also chose to stay at home and hold private commemorations instead. According to Sri Lankan government figures, in the Northern Province, a total of 17,922 families with 62,505 people are affected, whilst in the Eastern Province, a total of 36,811...
Thousands of Eelam Tamils across the Batticaloa district braved floods, with some even travelling by boat, to attend public Maaveerar Naal commemorations at the sites of destroyed LTTE cemeteries earlier today. Several hundred people gathered at the Vakarai Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam to light lamps and lay flowers before the collected remnants of tombstones they had collected. At the Thaandiyadi Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam, Tamils braved heavy winds and treacherous weather conditions to gather and remember their fallen heroes. Earlier in the day, Tamils in Batticaloa were left stranded as floods...
Thousands of British Tamils from across the country came together to commemorate Maaveerar Naal, honouring the sacrifices of their fallen heroes through moving tributes, cultural performances, and remembrance ceremonies held in cities including London and Oxford. In London , Tamils united in large numbers at the ExCel centre to remember the Tamil fighters, and commemorate Maaveerar Naal. Families of fallen LTTE fighters gathered by makeshift gravestones to remember their loved ones who gave their lives to the liberation struggle. Ms. Ranji, the mother of a fallen Lieutenant, lit the inaugural...
Thousands of people gathered at Aadkattiveli Thuyilum Illam in Mannar today to commemorate the fallen Maaveerar, despite the poor weather conditions brought by a cyclone.