Tamil newspapers commemorate Maaveerar Naal amidst military crackdown

by Thusiyan
Nov 27, 2020

Several Tamil newspapers marked Maaveerar Naal on their front pages today, despite the Sri Lankan military blocking commemoration events.

The commemoration by the Tamil media houses comes as Sri Lankan courts barred Maaveerar Naal events and the Sri Lankan military ramped up its presence in the Tamil homeland, blocking access to LTTE cemeteries.

See a selection of newspapers and their front pages below.

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