🪔 Memorial tree unveiled in Washington to honour victims of the Tamil genocide
Tamil Americans in the Washington, D.C. area marked the 17th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide on 17 May with an interfaith memorial event and planted a memorial tree dedicated to Tamil lives lost during the armed conflict.
The event, held at 2 p.m., began at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland, bringing together members of the Tamil community for speeches, prayers, presentations and remembrance activities. It concluded at nearby Observatory Park with a candlelight vigil, the unveiling of a memorial tree and the distribution of Mullivaikkal kanji.
A plaque installed in front of the newly planted tree reads, “In memory of Tamil lives lost during the Sri Lankan Civil War.”