So far, 19 bodies have been found. Thousands of Tamils were disappeared during civil war that ended in 2009.
![A rusted gate behind which Sri Lankan excavators are digging the latest mass grave they have found from the country's 26-year-long civil war, in Chemmani, Sri Lanka [Jeevan Ravindran/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSC_0536-1750053653.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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She portrayed working-class women on screen and became a beauty icon. Fonseka, 78, died on Saturday.
![Sri Lankan actress Malini Fonseka awarded during the Deauville film festival on March 5, 2014 in Deauville, France. Fonseka died in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 24, 2025 [FILE: Dominique Charriau/WireImage via Getty]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GettyImages-476918849-1-1748410616.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Tamils commemorating loved ones lost or ‘disappeared’ during the civil war are still waiting for answers.
