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  The lawyer representing detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar challenged allegations that his client sought to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during proceedings before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court this week, arguing that the material cited by police contains no reference to the organisation or its leadership. Sangeethsan, better known by his stage name…

Tamil nursing student brutally attacked for sending image of cake on LTTE leader's birthday

A Sri Lankan navy nursing student a the Nursing Training College of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital severely attacked a Tamil nursing student for sending a photo of a cake in a Whatsapp group on Friday, coinciding with the LTTE leader’s birthday.

'Tamils have a fundamental right to remember their war dead' - British MPs commemorate Maarveerar Naal


In an act of commemoration, British MPs and ministers, have issued statements marking Maaveerar Naal and stressing the right of Tamils to remember their war dead and the need for justice and accountability in Sri Lanka.

The statement comes as Sri Lanka's security forces ramp up their repression across the North-East and have brutally assaulted Tamil journalists for attempting to cover memorialisation events.

 

Sam Tarry, MP for Ilford South

Tributes paid at the home of Lt. Shankar on Maaveerar Naal

The mother of a fallen LTTE fighter and former Northern Provincial Council member MK Shivajilingam were amongst those who paid tribute to Lt. Shankar this morning, the first Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadre, to die in combat on November 27, 1982. 

Shivajilingam and the mother of Captain Pandithar, another fallen cadre, were also joined by the former Valvettithurai Municipal Council Deputy Chairman and current member K. Sathees as well as others.

The spark of resistance burns on

With the lifting of pandemic restrictions in some parts of the world, today many Eelam Tamils will once again gather in their masses to commemorate Maaveerar Naal, the day of remembrance dedicated to the tens of thousands who laid down their lives in the Tamil liberation struggle. Meanwhile, a familiar cloud hangs over the Tamil homeland, as the Sri Lankan state continues its efforts to stamp out the lingering memory of those sacrifices from the very land on which they fell. But despite using every weapon in its arsenal to clamp down on commemorations - from court orders to vandalising monuments, to roadblocks and supposed COVID-19 regulations - the Sri Lankan state has and will continue to fail in its mission to eradicate the Tamil nation’s spirit of resistance.

Tamils in New Zealand gather to commemorate Maaveerar Naal

Tamils in New Zealand gathered today to commemorate Maaveerar Naal, as Tamils across the world remember those who lost their lives in the Tamil struggle for liberation. 

Flowers scattered at Nandikadal lagoon to mark Maaveerar Naal

Flowers were scattered at Nandikadal lagoon at sunrise today by Former Northern Provincial Councillor T. Ravikaran amidst Sri Lankan military presence. 

Sri Lankan soldiers attack Tamil journalist with barbed wire

Four Sri Lankan military personnel viciously attacked Mullaitivu journalist Vishvalingham Vishvachandran for taking a photo of a Mullivaikkal road sign.

Canadian Tamil Youth mark Maaveerar Naal

On Thursday, the Canadian Tamil Youth Organisation paid tribute to those who gave their lives to the Tamil liberation struggle in an event marking the “commencement of Tamileelam Remembrance Week.” 

Speech by Chair of TYO Canada, Sakan Somaskantharajah

British Tamil youth commemorate Maaveerar Naal

UK Tamil students and the Tamil Youth Organisation UK (TYO UK) held a Youth Maaveerar Event to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the Tamil struggle for freedom.

The remembrance event saw dance performances, poems, songs, and speeches in memory of the Maaveerars. 

Students commemorate Maaveerar Naal in Copenhagen

In the lead up to Maaveerar Naal, Tamil university students across the Denmark held events to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the Tamil struggle for freedom.

Students at University of Aarhus, University of Copenhagen and SDU Odense held commemoration events on the 24th and 25th.