Wigneswaran takes part in remembrance event in the North

Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran took part in an event yesterday to  remember those who died during the war. Meanwhile, several other events were held across north and east to remember the fallen during the war. Events were also held at the University of Jaffna and Vakarai. Today marks six years after the end of the war in 2009. The official “Remembrance Day” event will be held today  at Matara. [caption id="attachment_76106" align="alignnone" width="500"] Chief Minister of Sri Lanka's Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran (C) speaks during a ceremony at Mullaivaukkal on the outskirts of Jaffna on May 18, 2015, in commemoration of those who died six years ago in battles between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters and government troops at the end of the three decades old separatist conflict. The sixth anniversary of the killing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is being marked, the first anniversary of the event under the new government of President Sirisena. AFP PHOTO/ LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI[/caption] [caption id="attachment_76107" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan Tamils take part in a ceremony at Mullaivaukkal on the outskirts of Jaffna on May 18, 2015, in commemoration of those who died six years ago in battles between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters and government troops at the end of the three decades old separatist conflict. The sixth anniversary of the killing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is being marked, the first anniversary of the event under the new government of President Sirisena. AFP PHOTO/ LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI[/caption] [caption id="attachment_76108" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan Tamils take part in a ceremony at Mullaivaukkal on the outskirts of Jaffna on May 18, 2015, in commemoration of those who died six years ago in battles between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters and government troops at the end of the three decades old separatist conflict. The sixth anniversary of the killing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is being marked, the first anniversary of the event under the new government of President Sirisena. AFP PHOTO/ LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI[/caption]