Uniformed Sri Lankan army soldiers denied the entry of Tamils into the Kodikaamam Thuyilum Illam, as they attempted to mark Maaveerar Naal this morning.
A massive army camp has been built over the new destroyed LTTE cemetery, with the Sri Lankan military actively monitoring the area.
Of those who were blocked entry this morning, was former Northern Provincial Council member M K Sivajilingam, who with the other Tamils proceeded to light a flame at a site nearby to the camp.
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