The first day of Maaveerar week, the week leading up to the Tamil national remembrance day of Maaveerar Naal, was marked at Mullaitivu's Vannivilankulam LTTE cemetery on Tuesday.
The Vannivilankulam Thuyilum Illam is one of several LTTE cemeteries being cleared by Tamils in the North-East this month in preparation for Maaveerar Naal.
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