Tamils in Jaffna commemorate Maaveerar Naal

Commemorations have been taking place across Jaffna as the Tamil nation marks the 36th Maaveerar Naal.  Former Northern Provincial Council member N Shivajilingham and mother of Captain Pandithar lit a flame at the native home of Lt Shankar, the first LTTE cadre to sacrifice their life in the liberation struggle. 

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