Destroyed memorials of Tamils who were killed during their liberation struggle against Sri Lanka's government must be rebuilt said members of the Tamil public at a zonal hearing of the government’s public Consultation Task Force on reconciliation in Vadamarachi, Jaffna.
Adding that “all memorials built to honour the Tamils who fought and sacrificed their lives in their struggle for freedom had been demolished” the members of the group said that “the building of Sri Lankan army camps over the demolished tombs of Tamil freedom fighters” added further pain to the Tamil people.
“How can one talk about reconciliation whilst standing over the corpses of people who were just fighting for their freedom?” asked one member of the public
Another member of the public added,
“Tamils should have the liberty to pay homage to their loved ones who laid their lives and sacrificed their lives down for their cause.”
Further calls were made for the freedom to build a new monument to remember the vast amount of people that lost their lives in the final stages of the war.