There is no official National anthem of Northern Province, Sri Lanka, however a number of songs are used as de facto Tamil anthems, most notably Eela Naadae, Elil, Soolum Naadae, Eruthu paar kodi, Vaalka Eela Tamilakam with Sri Lanka Matha as the national anthem of the Sri Lanka as a whole. There have been subsequent attempts to re-open the debate on a national anthem for Northern Province, Sri Lanka.