Tamil youth in Mullaitivu have commemorated Maaveerar Naal despite facing intense intimidation from Sri Lankan military.
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Young people came together on a beach in Mullaitivu to light a commemorative flame at 18.05, a Maaveerar Naal tradition observed in tribute to the exact time of the death of the first LTTE cadre, Lt Shankar.
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The flames were afterwards placed in the waves to symbolise the thousands of lives sacrificed in the armed struggle.
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The event was brought together by the youth wing of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), with proceedings being led by the group's secretary Antony Jeganathan Seliyan.
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