Tamils in Australia commemorated the Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day with a remembrance event in Sydney.
300 Tamils gathered outside Sydney Town Hall to demand accountability and justice for the massacres at Mullivaikkal.
"We came together not just to mourn, but to resist, to remember, and to demand justice," the Tamil Refugee Council said.
Speakers at the event included, Reeta Arulruban, a survivor and witness to the genocide at Mullivaikkal. Arulruban gave an account of what she experienced in those final months of the conflict.
David Shoebridge, Senator for NSW, expressed his support for the Eelam Tamil struggle. He called for justice, protection of refugees and the recognition of genocide.
Shovan, an activist from the Students for Palestine, drew parallels between Gaza and Tamil Eelam, highlighting the occupation and violence the Palestinians and Eelam Tamils face.
"We will keep speaking until justice is done. We are not victims - we are a nation rising," said Renuga Inpakumar, the spokesperson of the Tamil Refugee Council.
Kanji - a porridge of rice and water - was served at the end of the event. Serving kanji has become a form of memorialisation for the Tamil nation.
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