Tamil nation marks Maaveerar Naal 2018

Eelam Tamils across the world come together to remember and pay tribute to the Maaveerar - those who gave their lives for the struggle for liberation. In the North-East, recent weeks saw local residents, former LTTE cadre and families of the Maaveerar Naal clearing and renovating the Thuyilum Illams (LTTE cemetries or resting homes), which were destroyed by the Sri Lankan military, in preparation for the event.

Despite the passing of almost a decade since the end of the armed conflict, Maaveerar Naal commemorations and preparations took place under the watchful eyes of military personnel who remain deployed across the North-East. Students and staff at the University of Jaffna marked Maaveerar Naal today, with the campus decorated in red and yellow, and traditional remembrance banners as well as Maaveerar songs being aired.