The 'North to East' rally demanding an end to the occupation of the Tamil homeland reached Mullaitivu this evening despite surveillance by Sri Lankan police.
Protestors who set off from Paranthan junction in Kilinochchi earlier today were followed and photographed by plain-clothed Sri Lankan police officers on motorbikes.
The officers who claimed to be media workers from Hiru news were reluctant in showing the protestors their media cards.
As the rally passed through Theravil, protestors lit a flame at Theravil Thuyilum Illam and paid their respects to those who sacrificed their lives in the Tamil struggle for liberation.
Protestors gathered at a memorial in Mullivaikkal to remember the tens of thousands of Tamils that were killed by the Sri Lankan state in the final days of the armed conflict. pic.twitter.com/9QJT8LnDRr
— Tamil Guardian (@TamilGuardian) February 5, 2023
Protestors marched across Vadduvakkal Bridge, a site where many Tamil families handed over their loved ones to the Sri Lankan military over a decade ago.
See more photographs from the rally below:
