Tense situation in Sri Lanka's capital when a Sinhala pro - war group full of hatred tried to disrupt a commemoration held on the western coast of Wellawatta to the memory of Tamil civilians killed in the north eastern coastal strip of Mullivaikkal 17 years ago.
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In memory of tens of thousands of unarmed Tamils who lost their lives, Mullivaikkal torch was lit amid massive gathering marking 17 years of remembrance. 🌹🕯️ Lamps were lit, flowers offered, banners displayed by the publuc, honoring the lives lost #TamilGenocideDay
Mullivaikkal torch is lit on 17th Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka
The Mullivaikkal torch is lit on the 17th Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day with renewed determination to continue with the struggle for justice for the tens of thousands of men, women and children killed by heavy weapons, starvation and lack of basic necessities including medicine.
Mullivaikkal torch is lit on 17th Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka
Mullivaikkal Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day of Sri Lanka — LIVE 🕯️🌹👇👇
தமிழினப் படுகொலை நினைவு நாள் மே 18
The Mullivaikkal site is being prepared for the 17th Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka🕯️🌹
The Mullivaikkal site is being prepared for the 17th Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka🕯️🌹
As dawn breaks over the Nandikadal lagoon, once stained red by the bloodshed of the Sri Lankan military offensive fueled by international powers, Tamil leaders in Northern Sri Lanka lay floral tributes, marking 17 years since the genocide & honoring the lives lost. #Mullivaikkal #mullivaikkalremembranceday
'முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் தமிழினப்படுகொலை நினைவேந்தல்'
நினைவேந்தல் பொதுக்கட்டமைப்பின் அறிவித்தல்👇
மே 18, 2026
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காலை 10.30 - அகவணக்கம்
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காலை 10.35 - மலரஞ்சலி
Tamils throughout North and East Sri Lanka marked the Tamil Genocide Week by public sharing of the rice and water Mullivaikkal Kanji - the only sustenance at the final stage of Sri Lanka's war that ended the life of tens of thousands in a bloodbath.
Tamils in North & East Sri Lanka marked the Tamil Genocide Week by public sharing Mullivaikkal Kanji
Tamils in Jaffna marked the Golden Jubilee of the Vaddukoddai Resolution that called for the creation of an independent Tamil Eelam, which enabled a Tamil political party -TULF in 1977 to be elected as the second largest party & lead the opposition for the first time in Sri Lanka.
The number of skeletons discovered at the Chemmani mass grave in northern Sri Lanka goes up to 260 with three more bodies found on Friday (8) - the 11th day of excavations in the third stage. 256 bodies have been removed from the site so far. Excavations continue.