Special prayers will be held tomorrow to mark second anniversary of the killing of 40,000 civilians by Sri Lankan troops.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tamils throughout the world, including those in Malaysia, will be holding special prayers tomorrow to the mark the second anniversary of the killing of 40,000 civilians by the Sri Lankan army.
This occurred during the savage final onslaught by government troops against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters on May 18, 2009 in Mullivaikal in the north east of Sri Lanka.
Called Mullivaikal Thinam (Mullivaikal Day), local organising committee chairman S Pathi urged Malaysians to attend the prayers in support of families of those killed by the army.
He said about 500 people are expected to attend the prayers at the Girl Guides Hall in Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, Brickfields at 8pm tomorrow.
“We want to show our solidarity with family members of those killed during the conflict and to the people of Sri Lanka that we care for them,” said Pathi.
He added that currently there were about 4,000 Tamil Sri Lankans registered with the UNHCR here and several local NGOs are assisting these refugees with basic supplies of food and temporary shelters.
On May 18, 2009, Sri Lanka forces declared victory over LTTE and in their savage onslaught of Mullivaikal, ignored the civilian population numbering in the thousands in the area.
Sri Lankan troops forced these Tamil civilians into a narrow strip of land on the North-eastern coast and indiscriminately bombarded the area using heavy weaponry.
The Sri Lankan government declared ‘no-fire zones’ on three different occasions, urging civilians to seek shelter there and then continued their bombardment of these “safe zones”.
Sri Lankan soldiers also fired artillery that directly struck or landed near hospitals on many occasions. Up till today over 146,000 Tamils are unaccounted for.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tamils throughout the world, including those in Malaysia, will be holding special prayers tomorrow to the mark the second anniversary of the killing of 40,000 civilians by the Sri Lankan army.This occurred during the savage final onslaught by government troops against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters on May 18, 2009 in Mullivaikal in the north east of Sri Lanka.
Called Mullivaikal Thinam (Mullivaikal Day), local organising committee chairman S Pathi urged Malaysians to attend the prayers in support of families of those killed by the army.
He said about 500 people are expected to attend the prayers at the Girl Guides Hall in Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, Brickfields at 8pm tomorrow.
“We want to show our solidarity with family members of those killed during the conflict and to the people of Sri Lanka that we care for them,” said Pathi.
He added that currently there were about 4,000 Tamil Sri Lankans registered with the UNHCR here and several local NGOs are assisting these refugees with basic supplies of food and temporary shelters.
On May 18, 2009, Sri Lanka forces declared victory over LTTE and in their savage onslaught of Mullivaikal, ignored the civilian population numbering in the thousands in the area.
Sri Lankan troops forced these Tamil civilians into a narrow strip of land on the North-eastern coast and indiscriminately bombarded the area using heavy weaponry.
The Sri Lankan government declared ‘no-fire zones’ on three different occasions, urging civilians to seek shelter there and then continued their bombardment of these “safe zones”.
Sri Lankan soldiers also fired artillery that directly struck or landed near hospitals on many occasions. Up till today over 146,000 Tamils are unaccounted for.
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