Ex-Northern Chief Minister: Preparations Underway for Vallamulla-Vaaikkal Remembrance

Former Chief Minister of the Northern Province, C.V. Vigneswaran, has announced that preparations are being made to commemorate the Tamil civilians who lost their lives in the final battle at Vallamulla-Vaaikkal. This annual remembrance event, scheduled for May 18, holds significant cultural and emotional importance for the Tamil community, serving as a moment to honor the memory of those who perished during the conflict's devastating conclusion.

Vigneswaran expressed optimism that the current administration will permit the commemoration to proceed without hindrance, a sentiment rooted in past experiences where such events faced government opposition. He emphasized that the gathering is strictly for remembering the Tamil people who died and is not intended as a pro-LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) event, a distinction often misunderstood or deliberately misrepresented by elements seeking to politicize the remembrance.

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මෙය කිසි සේත්ම එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ. හිතවාදී සමරු උත්සවයක් නොවන බව ප්‍රකාශ කළ හෙතෙම අවසන් සටනේදී මියගිය දෙමළ ජනතාව සිහිපත් කරමින් පැවැත්වෙන උත්සවයක් බවද කීය.

The former Chief Minister highlighted that Tamil political parties in the North are actively discussing the arrangements. He believes that remembering the deceased is a universal human practice and hopes that the government will respect this sentiment, allowing the Vallamulla-Vaaikkal commemoration to take place peacefully. This event underscores the ongoing efforts within the Tamil community to preserve their history and acknowledge the sacrifices made, seeking a space for collective memory and reconciliation.

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මියගිය පුද්ගලයන් සැමරීම ඕනෑම ජාතියකට පොදු කරුණක් නිසා මෙවර පැවැත්වීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇති උත්සවයට බාධාවක් එල්ල නොවනු ඇතැයි විශ්වාස කරන බවද හිටපු ප්‍රධාන අමාත්‍ය සී. වී. විග්නේෂ්වරන් පැවසීය.