<p>Sri Lanka’s highest ranking military officer Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been remanded in custody over his involvement in the cover up of the disappearance and murder of 11 Tamil youths, in a dramatic day in court.</p> <p>Admiral Wijegunaratne stands accused of helping the main suspect accused of conducting the disappearances evade arrest. Dressed in full military regalia and flanked by supporters at the court, he denied all charges and will be on remand until December 5th. His application for bail was rejected.</p>

The home of a Maaveerar Naal organiser in Point Pedro was attacked overnight, with fittings vandalised. 

The attack, which locals believe was orchestrated by vandals associated with the Sri Lankan police, followed police attempts to disrupt Maaveerar Naal commemorations in Munai, Point Pedro yesterday, where locals had gathered to remember those who died fighting for the LTTE.

The 18-year old organiser was briefly held by police during the commemorations yesterday, before being released. 

Thousands of Tamils attended Maaveerar Naal commemorations at the Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam earlier today, as part of remembrance events held across the North-East.

Maaveerar Naal commemorations took place in Amparai's Kanchikudiyaaru Thuyilum Illam, which locals had cleared in advance and recovered a small number of headstones that had been destroyed by the Sri Lankan military previously. 

Hundreds of Tamils in Trincomalee marked Maaveerar Naal at the thuyilum illam in Aalankulam, Sampur.

The cemetery had been decorated in the colours of Tamil Eelam as well as featuring the traditional welcome arch at the entrance.

Thousands of Tamils commemorated Maaveerar Naal in Batticaloa at a number of public and private events across the district. 

Tamils in Mannar gathered at thuyilum illams to commemorate fallen LTTE fighters on Maaveerar Naal.

Following from a morning tribute event at the University of Jaffna, students held a traditional evening service to mark Maaveerar Naal, featuring the lighting of the flame of sacrifice at 18.05.

As night fell in Jaffna, lamps were lit all over campus, decorating the Maaveerar monument in the courtyard which formed the centre of commemorations.

Thousands of Tamils gathered at thuyilum illams, memorials and public buildings across Jaffna district to commemorate Maaveerar Naal, paying tribute to the sacrifice of the Maaveerar - fallen Tamil fighters. 

 

Members of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), a constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), marked Maaveerar Naal in Jaffna on Tuesday, in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Tamil struggle.