LTTE being a non-state actor are legally not entitled to the use of the terms political prisoners nor POWs & the term war widows specifically applies to only wives of soldiers of a national army & not armed terrorists. Therefore, while Maaveerar Naal is only for commemorating LTTE by LTTE supporting Tamils, the hype of ‘war widows’ are also relevant to only spouses of LTTE dead & is a term that should be immediately disallowed from use. Maaveerar Naal ceremonies were in red & yellow the colours of the LTTE, LTTE flag is hoisted, Eelam map is prominently displayed, a garland is placed first for Shankar the 1 st great LTTE hero.Īs D B S Jeyraj says Maaveerar Naal is an event ‘of the Tigers, for the Tigers & by the Tigers’ – It is not a day or week of mourning for all Tamils killed but ONLY for LTTE dead & ONLY LTTE dead. Each dead LTTEr had a tomb allocated though the actual body was not buried inside. Part of the Maaveerar Naal commemorations are the Maaveerar Thuyilum Illangal” LTTE cemeteries. Their families are not known as Maaveerar Kudumbangal”(Great hero families) In fact families of these dead were not even allowed to mourn their loss publicly. None of the family members of the dead in other Tamil militant groups attended or were even invited. Non-LTTE Tamils civilians do not attend & these public mourning’s are not for non-LTTE dead – neither Tamil civilians nor Tamil militants from other armed groups. Non-LTTE Tamil civilians or non-LTTE other Tamil Groups or their families did not get any preferential treatment. During LTTE heyday only these families were given preferential treatment. All LTTE families take part in these events in Sri Lanka & overseas… so everyone attending the events are linked to LTTE. What it means is that Maaveerar Naal is for dead LTTE by LTTE families. They are known as Maaveerar Kudumbangal”(Great hero families). Yes, there is mass participation with civilian members – but these are family members of dead LTTE. Committing suicide is considered a crime – burial is more of an Abrahamic faith & martyrdom was also part of brainwashing LTTE to think they were going to heaven for the cause of Eelam. Another noteworthy aspect is that Hindus do not bury their dead. The annual event turned into a type of cult martyrdom. It was during one such event that Prabakaran announced that if he betrays the Tamil Eelam cause he should be killed.
The LTTE Great Heroes Week to honor dead LTTE commences on 21November & ends on 27 November while Prabakaran’s birthday falls on 26 th November. The commemorations are ONLY for LTTE dead & no one else so who is Wigneswaran & TNA really fooling? Wigneswaran, TNA or Diaspora or even the Western leaders & NGOs commenting on allowing the commemoration of this event are speaking of mourning for the Tamils, that LTTE has killed. Here’s a list of prominent Tamils LTTE has killed …. Gopalaswamy Mahendraraja (Mahaththaya) Deputy leader of LTTE killed by Prabakaran in 1994 for being a RAW agent TELO Leader K Sabaratnam killed by LTTE in 1986 Uma Maheshwaran, PLOTE leader killed by LTTE in 1989 PATHMANABHA – EPRLF leader killed by LTTE in India in 1990 SIDDHARTHAN (PLOTE leader) killed by LTTE in 1985ĪMIRTHALINGAM – MP, Secretary General of the TULF/ a Former Opposition Leader killed by LTTE in 1989 Maaveerar Naal is NOT commemorating these dead TamilsĭHARMALINGAM – TULF MP for MANIPAI father of D. More importantly the Great Heroes imply only LTTE & does not include any of the dead from other Tamil militant groups – PLOTE, EPRLF, these families were forbidden from mourning the loss of their loved one’s publicly. Maaveerar Naal is a commemoration ONLY for LTTE dead – it is not for Tamil civilians & certainly not for Tamils (politicians, academics, public servants, clergy, children) killed by LTTE.
Amirthalingam, Sarojini Yogeswaran (Mayor Jaffna), Neelan Thiruchelvan, Sam Thambimuttu or even Lakshman Kadiragamar. Maaveerar Naal is certainly not commemorating Alfred Duraiappah (Mayor Jaffna), A.
It essentially means that Maaveerar Naal omits non-LTTE dead. Commenced first on 27 November 1989 by LTTE, it is a LTTE event to commemorate LTTE dead. Maaveerar Naal translated means ‘Great Heroes Day’ but it is not a Tamil civilian, Hindu or traditional event. What is Maaveerar Naal? Who originated it, when & why are fundamental questions anyone commenting on the subject should know to answer.