Tamil Genocide Car Rally in Toronto
- Jaslene A
- Jan 9, 2021
- 1 min read
A monument in Tamil Eelam to commemorate Tamils who died in the liberation war was demolished by the Sri Lankan Government
This monument was knocked down on January 8th, with UGC Chairman Sampath Amaratunge saying it was a threat to national unity in Sinhalese majority Sri Lanka. Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera said that "no one will and should be allowed to commemorate dead terrorists".
In response, students started protesting at the university gates and some went on hunger strike, calling for the monument to be restored. There were threats of a general strike in areas where Tamils are a majority.
"This act is an insult not only to the university students but also to the entire Tamil people. It is also an act of denial of a people's right to memory," the university's students' union said in a statement.
Union leader Pakianathan Uyanthan told BBC Tamil's Arun Prasad in Jaffna: "We have the right to mourn for our loved ones, who perished in the war. These people sacrificed their lives for the Tamil community.
"We are extremely pained by the demolition of this monument."
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