Chennai: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C Joseph Vijay expressed solidarity with the global Tamil diaspora on the occasion of Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day on Monday and pledged his administration’s continued support for their rights.In a social media post on ‘X’, the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) chief wrote: “Let us keep the memories of Mullivaikkal in our hearts. We will always stand for the rights of our Tamil relatives living across the ocean.”18 May is celebrated every year as Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day by Sri Lankan Tamils ​​across the world. On 18 May 2009, the bloody conclusion of the nearly three decade long Sri Lankan civil war took place in Mullivaikkal, a small coastal village in Mullaitivu district, following the death of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.According to United Nations estimates, 40,000 to 70,000 Tamil civilians lost their lives in the final stages, making Mullivaikkal a universal symbol of wartime atrocities and civilian suffering.