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The Aranthalawa Massacre was the massacre of 31 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization (the LTTE, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) on June 2, 1987 close to the village of Aranthalawa, in the Amparadistrict of Eastern Sri Lanka. The massacre is considered one of the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lankan Civil War, and continues to be commemorated 20 years on.
this may be a retaliation for the following incidence killing of tamils.
INDICTMENT AGAINST SRI LANKA
Kokkaddicholai
Massacre - January 1987
'On 28 January 1987, the government launched a major military operation, ostensibly directed at a Tamil guerrilla base at Kokkatticholai near the eastern coastal town of Batticaloa. An estimated 2000 commandos of the Special Task Force supported by bomber planes and helicopter gun-ships were involved in this operation. Commandos surrounded six villages covering an area of 25 square miles.
As the helicopters began machine-gunning the villages, the inhabitants fled into the nearby jungles for cover. Commandos moving in South African-built armoured 'Buffels' fired heavy machine guns into the villages. In the course of this operation, an armoured vehicle with some commandos in it was blasted by a landmine presumably planted by a Tamil guerrilla group. The government claimed that 13 commandos died as a result of the blast.
Within three days of the launching of the military operation which began on January 28, according to the Batticaloa Citizens' Committee, an estimated 150 to 175 civilians were killed by the STF commandos. The victims included 23 employees of a prawn culture farm run by Serendib Sea Foods Ltd, a fifty per cent American owned Hong Kong based company.
The employees were rounded up, herded onto a tractor and trailer, taken to a road junction and shot dead. Seven of the victims were boys aged 12 to 14. Forty others who had sought refuge in the farm were also shot and killed. The bodies were later burnt on piles of old tyres obtained by the security forces from the town's bus depot. Subsequently, the commandos rounded up nearly 83 people from the villages of Mudalikuda, Munaikadu, llupadichenai, Thandiady and Mahiladitivu and deliberately killed them. Another 12 people were reported to be missing and are feared dead. The operations zone had been virtually sealed off. Some escaped by swimming across the lagoon, but several others who tried to cross by boat were killed when they were attacked from helicopters.
The government denied the massacre at the farm but the Managing Director, Mr. Victor Santhiapillai, who is a former Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (a United Nations body) and the Company's former Manager and the present Consultant, Mr. Bruce Cyr (an American national) rebutted the government's denial and confirmed that the massacre in fact took place.
They also contradicted the government's claim that those killed were either terrorists or that they died in the crossfire. Rejecting the government's Media Centre's claim, the Managing Director, Mr. Santhiapillai, said, 'I totally reject the Media Centre's charge that the 22 Serendib Sea foods staff members (plus 12 still missing) who were shot by the security forces were terrorists, The Centre must find some other more intelligent and plausible ways of handling such incidents.' (The Island,4 February 1987).
Angered by Mr. Bruce Cyr's revelations about the massacre, the government first announced that he was going to be prosecuted under the Emergency Regulations for making 'false statements' about the killing of the Company's employees, but later retracted following representations from the American Embassy in Colombo.
In an appeal sent to President Jayawardene calling for an independent judicial investigation, the Batticaloa Citizens' Committee alleged that 'young Tamils are being systematically killed', and that the 'security forces were going into houses in the area ordering out males between the ages of 11 and 45 and shooting them'.' (Tamil Times, March 1987)
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Sansare,
If HINDU Tamils in TN try to create a separate country, they will understand the bitter taste of own HINDUS of north.
The TN Hindus would never demand a separate state as it is inherent to all Indians that they are first and foremost that they are Indians. This is what the Indian leaders of both past and present have achieved.
In fact, LTTE had a some level of tolerance since a bulk of Sri Lankans are peace loving Buddhists..!
These peace loving Buddhist elected SWRD on a chauvinistic platform.
These peace loving Buddhists are still not ready for the accommodation minorities as equal.
These peace loving Buddhists are hell bent on killing their own and the Tamils rather than channeling their energies in finding a political proposal.
Please do not think that the others were born yesterday! |
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Ariyalai:
Please do not think that the others were born yesterday!
Very good. To the point! |
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Early Beginning of Tamil Nationalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_nationalism
Primary contributor to the development of political awareness amongst Tamils was the intrusion of Protestant missionaries on a large scale from 1814.Missionary activities by missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Methodists and Anglican churches led to a revival amongst Hindu Tamils. The Hindu(sivite) Tamil revivalist and reformist movement was led by Arumuga Navalar.
It was formed as a defensive response to the threat of indigenous order by the British colonial and missionary presence and their activities. Arumugam Navalar adapted literary endeavours to boost the Tamil Language and used this to spread Hindu sivite principles. Navalar s earlier efforts to revive Hinduism influenced Tamils who built their own schools, temples, societies and published literature to counter the missionary activities. Thus by 1925 nearly 50 schools, including the Vaddukkoddei Seminary were fully functioning . Furthermore, this revival moment set the stage for modern Tamil pros
The success of this effort led the Tamils to think confidently of themselves as a community and prepared the way for self consciousness as a cultural, religious and linguisitic community in the mid nineteenth century.For his efforts Arumugam Navalar was described, by Kailasapathy, as the person who gave his community a distinct identity
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March 07: Awarantalawa, Vavuniya: LTTE exploded a land-mine where troops were proceeding, killing seven soldiers, four NAF soldiers and six civilians.
March 22: Serunuwara Horowpathana: LTTE cadres shot dead 26 Sinhalese villagers.
April 21: Central Bus Stand, Pettah: LTTE operatives exploded a bomb, killing 113 civilians, two policemen and a soldier 298 others were injured.
Further information: Central Bus Station Bombing
October 06: Batticaloa: LTTE cadres shot dead 18 Sinhalese civilians.
October 06: Sagarapura, Kuchchuveli Trincomalee: LTTE cadres shot dead 27 Sinhalese villagers.
October 06: Thalawai Eravur: LTTE cadres shot dead 25 Sinhalese settlers.
October 06: Valaichchenai Batticaloa: The night-mail train from Batticaloa was stopped by LTTE cadres and 40 Sinhalese passengers were killed.
October 07: Pottuvil Monargala Road: LTTE cadres shot dead 25 Sinhalese passengers, who were traveling by bus. They also killed five motor-cyclists who came along the same route.
October 10: Gantalawa Kantalai: LTTE cadres shot dead ten Sinhalese villagers.
November 09: Maradana Colombo: LTTE operatives exploded a bomb in a vehicle: 23 civilians killed, 106 were injured, 15 were shot dead.
November 12: Cheddikulam, Vavuniya: A van transporting passengers was blasted by an LTTE land-mine explosion, killing twelve Tamil persons and 13 PLOTE members.
ALL THE ABOVE were retaliation for the following
Consistent Pattern - the Record Speaks...
Muthur Massacre, 2006
Vallipunam School Girls Massacre, 2006
Pesalai Massacre, 2006
Vankalai Massacre, 2006
Mandaithivu Massacre, 2006
Massacre in Trincomalee, 2006
Bindunuwewe Massacre, 2000
Ayithiyamalai Massacre, 2000
Kalutara Prison Massacre, 1997
Kumarapuram Massacre, 1996
Navali Massacre, 1995
Jeyanthipuram Massacre, 1995
Kokaddicholai Massacre, 1991
Saththurukondan Massacre, 1990
Kannapuram Massacre,1990
Kokkadaicholai Massacre, 1987
Akkaraipattu Massacre, 1986
Iruthayapuram Massacre, 1986
Tiriyai Massacre 1985
Kumithini Massacre 1985
Chunnakam Massacre 1984
Organized Progom, 1977
Welikade Prison Massacre, 1983
Genocide '83
Genocide'58
Massacres: 1956 - 2001 (in PDF) - NorthEast Secretariat on Human Rights, 29 July 2007
Mass Graves & Massacres - Yahoo Group Documentation
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----BREAKING NEWS------
Army Commandos have come across 13 sleeping tigers at Murankalayadippudi.
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Vallipunam School Girls Massacre, 2006
There was a long controversy about the 54 young schoolgirls killed in the aerial bomb attack on a camp in Vallipunam on 14th August 2006 where it was maintained that the girls were receiving first aid training.
Residents now confirm that the girls were forcibly taken by the LTTE and the training was of a military nature. This does not however justify the Government bombing the schoolgirls.
University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) Sri Lanka, UTHR(J)
Information Bulletin No. 46
Date of Release: 8th July 2008 |
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Migara3,
Don't be stupid. More than 300,000 SL Tamils died so far due to civil war in SL. And everyday kidnapping & bombing by GOSL 8 to 10 Tamils are dying in SL. Never Forget you all have to answer for this killings. |
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20 April 2008 Sri Lanka Army Assassinates Father M.X.Karunaratnam, Chairman of NorthEast Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR)
6 March 2008 Jaffna TNA MP Sivanesan killed in DPU Claymore attack
6 March 2008 'Disappearances' by Security Forces a National Crisis: International Human Rights Monitoring Mission Urgently Needed - Human Rights Watch
1 January 2008 Maheswaran MP assassinated in Colombo
Colombo district Tamil parliamentarian of the opposition United National Party, T. Maheswaran, was shot at Ponnambala Va'neasvarar temple at Kochchikkadai in Colombo Tuesday around 10:00 a.m., while he was paying homage at the shrine, and succumbed to his injuries at Colombo hospital. The shooting, which also claimed the live of his bodyguard, comes a few hours after the parliamentarian had said that he would reveal details on how abductions and killings in Jaffna are managed by the Sri Lankan establishment through the EPDP paramilitary, from Colombo. Eleven days ago, the government of Sri Lanka had reduced the Ministerial Security Division guards provided to the MP from Eighteen to two |
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