Thousands gathered at Marina beach for Eelam Tamils

Long back in 1986,  a young painter, Veerasanthanam, participated in a Human chain protest for the Tamils in Srilanka with his young daughters. Now after 25 years, on last Sunday he was present in the candle light vigil that was organized in the Marina Beach at Chennai.

With the call for a candle light vigil at Marina beach on the eve of 'Victim Torture day' being well supported by political parties and other pro-tamil movements, more than 25 thousand people gathered at the Marina beach - remembering the Lankan tamils who have lost their lives and livilihood in the bloody war between the Srilankan government and LTTE.

People raised slogans against Srilankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksha, and also demanded that he should be prosecuted for war crimes.

Pazha. Nedumaran, coordinator of Srilankan Tamils Protection Movement, Naam tamilar katchi leader Seeman, Poets kasi. Anandan, Tamarai  and artists like Veera santhanam participated in the event. People were wearing black shirts and were holding banners in the hands.