Preserve Tamil Eelam War Heritage: An Urgent Call to Save Historical Sites Introduction Across Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern provinces, the physical remnants of a brutal decades-long civil war – from clandestine bunkers and battle-scarred buildings to war memorials and cemeteries – are under threat of erasure. These sites bear witness to the history of the Eelam Tamil struggle and suffering during the war. Yet today they are being systematically destroyed, defaced, or neglected, a process that amounts to an erasure of memory . Every demolished bunker or bulldozed memorial robs future generations of a landmark of Tamil history and heritage. This article is a plea for immediate action: for the Sri Lankan government to halt the destruction and for the Eelam Tamil community – together with all who cherish historical truth – to demand the preservation of these war-related sites. The urgency cannot be overstated; if we allow these scarred landmarks to vanish, we allow a vital chapter o...