BREAKING - ITAK member Peter Ilancheliyan and his wife have been manhandled and arrested by Sri Lankan police for attempting to hold a memorial on Mullaitivu beach.
This day is to stay true to his words and to the sacrifices our Maveerar made. For us to journey together for Freedom and self determination for the people of Eelam nation. Freedom from Social bias, gender discrimination and freedom for all those oppressed.
This day, We long to hear his words -The words which gave us direction. This day honours our heroes, the men and women - our Maveerar. Thirteen years have gone Since we last heard his words. This day is to reaffirm our committent.
'We bring to mind all the Tamils who suffered discrimination and violence in Sri Lanka. We know that hundreds of thousands were incarcerated, went unaccounted for, or died. It's really important acts of remembrance go ahead uninterrupted' - @SteveBakerHW
For decades Tamils have been 'disadvantaged, oppressed, discriminated against and [this] culminated in the civil war, including horrendous war crimes and human rights abuses' - Theresa Villiers
Today is a day to 'pay respect to all those who fought for freedom and justice in Sri Lanka'. Sadly, the 'Government of Sri Lanka appears determined to prevent remembrance, prevent people from remembering what happened, and indeed commemorating their loved ones' @BobBlackman
'Tamils have a fundamental right to remember their war dead'
'It's high time to act on Sri Lanka'
'Tamils have faced acts of genocide'
'The Labour party has and always will stand by Tamil people in their struggle for justice and self-determination' - @SamTarry
'My heart goes out to all those who have lost their family, who have either gone missing or died, throughout the terrible conflict. We want to make sure that we redouble our efforts to get truth, reconciliation, and justice for those families' - @scullyp
This day is to stay true to his words and to the sacrifices our Maveerar made. For us to journey together for Freedom and self determination for the people of Eelam nation. Freedom from Social bias, gender discrimination and freedom for all those oppressed.
This day, We long to hear his words -The words which gave us direction. This day honours our heroes, the men and women - our Maveerar. Thirteen years have gone Since we last heard his words. This day is to reaffirm our commitment.
Malathy made the supreme sacrifice which led to the rise of women as equal combatants in our liberation struggle. It gave shape to our struggle as the struggle of our people for our people. #CongeeofHope#womensrights#WomensDay#Malathy
Tamils around the world commemorate Tamil Eelam Women's day on the 10th of October every year in honour of the day the first woman fighter 2nd Lt. Malathy sacrificed her life in the Liberation struggle 34 years ago.
#CongeeofHope#womensrights#WomensDay#Malathy
Our liberation struggle aims not only to liberate ourselves from Sinhala oppression but also to eradicate social oppression and take forward the dream of liberating ourselves as human beings. The contribution of women in our struggle originated in this lofty ideology.
#Malathy