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Lest we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 from this village after ordering them to stand around their camp. Four of those killed were school children. In the mouth of one of those killed, Arumukam Segaran, the military has cut and stuck his penis. 107. Old Vaddakachchi bombing 26.03.1998 Old Vaddakachchi is an ancient village in the Kilinochchi district. The largest water reservoir in the region, the Iranaimadhu water reservoir, is in this village. The rice fields in this village are able to produce twice a year using the water from this reservoir. Old Vaddakachchi is presently called Periyakulam. Due its rich fields with abundance of water the people are prosperous. In 1996, the Sri Lankan military began its “Sathjeya” operation to capture Kilinochchi. As the military advanced with shelling and bombing it destroyed people’s property and several civilians were killed. On 26.03.1998, at 8.00 am Sri Lankan Air Force Kfir jets dropped a bomb in the Velikandan area and five bombs fell near the house of Arunasalam Velayutham. Two people working in front of Velayutham’s house, Velayutham’s daughter, who was inside the house and two more people working in the yard, and one person in the house in front were killed. In total 6 people were killed and five were wounded. Velayutham’s home and farm equipment were all destroyed in this bombing. Arunasalam Vethanayagam says, “My daughter Mankayatkarasi was killed in the Sri Lankan bombing on 26.03.1998. My home was completely destroyed.” Velayutham Paramswari says, “My son was killed on 26.03.1998 by the Sri Lankan military bombing” Selvaratnam Jeyaluxmi says, “My sister was killed on 26.03.1998 by the Sri Lankan military bombing” 108. Suthanthirapuram massacre 10.06.1998 On the day of the incident, Suthanthirapuram, which is along the coastline in the Mullaitivu district, came under SLAFs air attack and shelling attack from 9.15 am to 10.30 am. Because the attack was continuous, people were unable to find safe areas, 25 people were killed and Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 87
Lest we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 more than 50 were injured. Several hundreds of thousands rupees worth properties were damaged. Hundreds of coconut trees on which people depended for livelihood and 10 houses were completely destroyed. Hundreds of houses were partially destroyed. Ganashen Kasimalar’s account of the event is as follows: “Around 9:30am whilst we were home, air bombing started. Our house was bombed too. We left our home and started running, but we did not know where to run to - everything was being bombed. We just ran in any direction. We got separated from our family in all the frenzy. I did not know where my mum, brother, sister…. anyone was. There was another plane flying in the air. We did not know what to do. We just kept going from one place to another in fear of our lives. We hid behind trees and buildings. We could not go back home – there was so much shelling. Most of the people here were all displaced. We moved very closely with a lot of the people. Good friends, neighbors and relations were killed. This was definitely a planned attack on people who were already displaced and living in hardship. We could not return home for 15 days. When we did come back, every thing was destroyed. All the coconut trees, gardens and buildings were destroyed. Our house was in an unlivable state.” 109. Visuvamadhu shelling 25.11.1998 Visvamadhu village is situated in the Puthikkidiyiruppu Assistant Government Agent division in Mullaithivu district. Rice growing and coconut estates are the most common economic activity of the village. The Visvamadu tank irrigates the fields. On 25.11.1998, afternoon children were returning home from school. The Sri Lankan military began shelling from their Elephant camp towards Visvamadhu. One shell hit a child eating at his home and he was killed instantly. Another shell hit a child on the road and was killed instantly. Two more civilians were killed in this shelling and 10 civilians were injured. Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 88
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