Maaveerar Naal preparations completed at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam

by Sharmini
Nov 26, 2023

 
Drone footage shows preparations for the 36th Maaveerar Naal have been completed at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam in Kilinochchi this evening. 

Kanagapuram, a short distance from Kilinochchi town was one of the largest Thuyilum Illams built and maintained by the LTTE in the North-East. It was bulldozed over by the Sri Lankan state following the end of the armed conflict.

The remnants of broken gravestones have been collected to form a makeshift monument ahead of tomorrow's Maaveerar Naal event. 

Over recent years, Tamils have gathered at Kanagapuram Thuyilum in large numbers to commemorate the fallen. 

Last year, drone footage showed thousands of Tamils  gathered at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam in Kilinochchi at 18:05, the exact time the first Maaveerar, Lt Shankar, died. 

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