Tamils mark Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day as struggle for freedom continues
NOVANEWS
By Satya Vatti
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day 2016. Photo: Vikalpa | Groundviews | Maatram | CPA
To learn about the history of the Tamil national liberation struggle for self-determination under the Sinhala-Buddhist chauvinist Sri Lankan government,check out this Liberation News article.
For the Tamil diaspora across the world and the Tamils in Eelam — the homeland of the Tamil people on the island of Sri Lanka — May 18 of every year is commemorated as Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day. It is a day to remember, mourn and seek justice for the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians and freedom fighters who lost their lives to the murderous military campaign by the Sri Lankan government in 2009. It is estimated that between 40,000 to 150,000 unarmed Tamil civilians in the town of Mulli...