Clearance of the Tharavai thuyilum illam in Batticaloa took place on Tuesday in preparation for Maaveerar Naal.
The Tamil youths who led the clear-up of the cemetery, which was destroyed during new Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's tenure as defence secretary, called for people to join them on November 27 to pay tribute to the fallen LTTE fighters, as they have for the past two years.
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