Marking Mother's Day on Sunday Tamil youths joined mothers of the disappeared, who have been holding a continous protest in Vavuniya, to hold a rally demanding justice.
The rally began at the Kandasamy temple in Kilinochchi with a special pooja and the breaking of coconuts.
Mothers of the disappeared in Vavuniya have been protesting continuously for over 444 days demanding answers over the whereabouts of their children.
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