Tamils in the North-East served and ate kanji today to mark the second day of Mullivaikkal Remembrance Week.
In the week leading up to May 18, also known as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, Tamils hold commemoration events and serve kanji to remember the 169,796 people who went unaccounted for during the genocide at Mullivaikkal as well as the victim survivors.
The Sri Lankan state ramped up its military offensive in the final months of the armed conflict, deliberately shelling hospitals, blocking food and medicines from entering the Vanni, raping men and women and torturing male and female detainees.
Sri Lanka used starvation as a weapon of war by limiting access to food. Tamils were subjected to heavy bombardment as they would line up in long queues for a bowl of kanji.
Mannar
In Mannar, Tamil families of the disappeared distributed kanji to educate the younger generation about the Tamil genocide that took place 16 years ago.
Mullaitivu
Kanji was distributed outside Mulliyavalai Sandiamman temple by Tamil activists and members of the Karaithuraipattu divisional council.
Jaffna
Tamil activists also served kanji outside a memorial dedicated to Lt Col Thileepan in Nallur.
