P Nedumaran Inaugurates Mullivaikkal Memorial Wednesday Nov 06,2013

P. Nedumaran (C), president, Ulaga Thamizhar Peramaippu Inaugurated the Mullivaikkal memorial at Villar in Thanjavur on Wednesday Nov 06,2013

The memorial was inaugurated after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court gave permission on Tuesday Nov 05,2013

Mullivaikkal Memorial” (Mullivaikkal Ninaivu Mutram), a private monument built on a private land at Vilar in memory of Tamils who had sacrificed their lives in Sri Lanka

The memorial has sculptures depicting those who died in Mullivaikkal in Sri Lanka, migration of Tamils and those living as refugees. The memorial also has photos of Tamil poets, leaders and activists who contributed to Tamil and Tamil cause both in Tamil Nadu and in Sri Lanka

Compound wall of Mullivaikkal Memorial demolished 

 

The police and highways department officials demolished a portion of the compound wall of the Mullivaikkal Memorial (Mullivaikkal Ninaivu Mutram) here on Nov 13,2013 Wednesday morning. 

The police came to the memorial armed with bulldozers and started the demolition of the wall and removal lamp posts put up in front of the memorial. 

The police later fenced the memorial area which contained the park and lawns with wire mesh. The police also installed two boards stating the area belonged to Highways department.