'Black day for Tamil homeland!' - Tamils in Mullivaikkal reject Sri Lanka's Independence Day

Tamil families of the disappeared and activists rallied in Mullivaikkal this morning, to mark Sri Lanka's 74th Independence Day, which is regarded as a 'black day' for the Tamil nation. 

They began their rally by lighting a flame at a memorial in Mullivaikkal, to pay respects and remember the tens of thousands of lives lost in the genocide perpretrated at the hands of the Sri Lankan state. 

 04 February 2022

Protesters hoisted black flags, in rejection of Sri Lanka's Independence, as they crossed Vadduvakkal bridge and marched towards Mullaitivu despite the heavy presence of plainclothed Sri Lankan investigators who took photographs of the demonstrators.