In addition, the Sri Lankan state has systematically disenfranchised the Tamil population of their right to vote and to maintain their language, religion and culture.
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day Official name முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள் Observed by Date Next time 18 May 2022 2022-05-18 Frequency annual Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day or simply Mullivaikkal Day; : முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள் Muḷḷivāykkāl Niṉaivu Nāḷ is a remembrance day observed by to remember those who died in the final stages of the.
For example, the Sinhala Only Act of 1956 made Sinhalese the official language of Sri Lanka ignoring the 29 per cent of the population whose primary language was Tamil, thereby putting them at a serious disadvantage for participating in the public service of Sri Lanka.
The armed conflict in Sri Lanka caused the persecution of innocent people, displaced many and caused many to seek refuge elsewhere.
Disappointed with International Community Wigneswaran expressed disappointment with the silence of the international community on the Tamil issue but was confident that their conscience would be stirred eventually.
All of them boarded military buses — never to be seen again.