A group of Member of Parliaments (MPs) from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) marked Tamil Genocide Day at the Parliament complex in Kotte, Colombo city on May 18, before a Parliamentary session was due to take place, reports Tamil Guardian. The parliamentarians dressed in black and lit candles by a red and yellow flag, before holding a moment of silence to commemorate the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians killed at the hands of the Sri Lankan state 12 years ago. Tamils celebrate May 18 as Tamil Genocide Day for thousands of Tamils massacred by the Sri Lankan state in the final days of the armed conflict with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Mullivaikkal village in Mullaitivu District of Northern Province.