Eelam Tamils remember genocide of 2009

^{NPC member Ravikaran scatters flowers at Nandikadal lagoon at sunrise}

Nine years ago, the Eelam Tamil nation faced the largest massacre of its people by Sri Lankan state forces across the decades of genocide. May 18 has come to be marked as 'Tamil Genocide Day' by Eelam Tamils across the North-East and around the world.

Today, we at the Tamil Guardian stand with the Tamil people in remembering the tens of thousands massacred during the final stages of the armed conflict and reiterate the Tamil people's demand for justice. 

Nine years on families weep inconsolably as the grief of their loss remains irreconciled and unresolved. 

North-East
		Jaffna Uni students pay tribute at suspended Mullivaikkal memorial
		Muttur remembers Mullivaikkal massacre
		Civil society gathers in Batticaloa to mark Tamil Genocide Day
		Hundreds in Kilinochchi gather to remember Tamil Genocide
		Vavuniya remembers massacre at Mullivaikkal
		Tamils in Mannar remember Mullivaikkal genocide
		Tamils remember 2009 genocide at Mullivaikkal memorial ground
		Mullivaikkal massacre remembered in Amparai
		Residents in Valikaamam remember Mullivaikkal massacre
		North-East universities mark Tamil Genocide Day
		Wigneswaran urges international mechanism to ensure justice on Tamil Genocide Day
		Tamil Genocide Day marked in Vaaharai, Batticaloa
		Flowers scattered at Nandikadal lagoon in memory of tens of thousands massacred
		Tamils hold prayers in Batticaloa to remember Mullivaikkal massacre
		School students hold minute silence to remember victims of genocide
		Tamil media remembers Mullivaikkaal massacre
		Jaffna uni students set off on motorbike procession to Mullivaikkal
		Shops remains shut as businesses remember Mullivaikkal massacre
		Schools fly NPC flag at half mast to mark Tamil Genocide Day
		Crowds gather at Mullivaikkal memorial ground ahead of remembrance event
Worldwide
		Tamils in Canada mark 9 years since Mullivaikkal massacres
		British Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Day
		Rohingya show solidarity with Tamils marking Mullivaikkal genocide
		Tamils across Australia commemorate Mullivaikkal
		Tamil Genocide Day commemorated across Europe
		Thousands attend Tamil Nadu rally remembering Mullivaikkal genocide
		Thousands in Chennai commemorate Mullivaikkal genocide

Statements of support and solidarity were also issued by politicans in the UK and Canada. See the messages below.
 

British MPs release messages to commemorate Mullivaikkal genocide

Canadian PM calls for accountability in message of remembrance on May 18

NDP leader calls for accountability for genocide in Sri Lanka