The first day of Maaveerar remembrance week, the week leading up to Maaveerar Naal, was marked in Point Pedro this morning.
Plaques inscribed with the names of all those who sacrificed their lives, have been erected at a memorial hall on Paruthithurai Court road.
The parents of two Maaveerar lit a flame before flowers were laid by the plaques to pay tribute to the fighters who gave their lives to the Tamil struggle for liberation.
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