Jaffna University students prepare for Maaveerar Naal

by Thusiyan
Nov 2, 2023

Students at the University of Jaffna cleaned a memorial on the campus and lit flames this evening, as they began preparations for Maaveerar Naal, a day to commemorate those who gave their lives in the struggle for Tamil Eelam.

Maaveerar Naal is marked on November 27 in memory of the first death of a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadre (LTTE), Lt. Shankar who died in combat on November 27, 1982. The date is marked by Eelam Tamils across the island and around the world.

The memorial at the university has previously been vandalised and has been refurbished in recent years.

A plaque on the memorial reads:

Oh you who sacrificed your precious lives, for our country’s dawn of freedom.

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