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<strong>Lest</strong> we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002<br />
48. Mutur Manalchenai massacre 18.07. 1986<br />
On 18.07.1986, Sri Lankan military<br />
conducted a cordon and search<br />
operation in villages of Manalchenai<br />
and Peruveli in Muthur. 44 civilians<br />
were arrested and taken away and shot<br />
dead. Most of those killed were<br />
displaced people from the villages of<br />
Menkamam, Kankuveli and<br />
Mallikaitivu.<br />
49. Adampan massacre 12.10.1986<br />
Adampan village is situated in the<br />
Manthai <strong>We</strong>st Assistant<br />
Government Agent Division in<br />
Mannar district. This is a farming<br />
village. The villagers have suffered<br />
endless atrocities at the hands of the<br />
nearby Thalladi Sri Lankan military<br />
camp for more than 20 years.<br />
On 12.10.1986 at 4.00 am in the<br />
morning, the Sri Lankan military<br />
moved out from the camp through the Malikai village and rounded up the Adampan<br />
village. They shot and killed the sleeping villagers and burnt down several shops.<br />
The military that entered the village at 5.00am continued the attack until 11.00am.<br />
The military threw the bodies into the rice fields and on the road and left. More<br />
than 20 civilian lost their lives and many shops were brunt down.<br />
Suvannah Sabastianpillai’s account of the event is as follows,<br />
“I was sleeping at home and heard blasting noises around<br />
4am. <strong>We</strong> woke up to see what had happened. There was a<br />
helicopter in the air. <strong>We</strong> started running and were<br />
surrounded by bomb blasts. <strong>We</strong> ran to a nearby Muslim<br />
village.<br />
<strong>We</strong> returned around 12 pm. <strong>We</strong> hid in a tree and saw that<br />
the army were everywhere along with blasting sounds. The<br />
army had rounded up the whole place. Things were broken,<br />
people were crying. Everything was a mess. There were jeeps everywhere. Close<br />
behind a jeep were the Special Task Force. <strong>We</strong> heard rapid fire near where they<br />
had stopped. 22 vehicles had come to Thamarakulam. I counted them. Police and<br />
the SLA joined in on this. Two of my relations – Pasumai and Cheenan – were on<br />
their way back from a funeral. They were shot and left on the road.<br />
Report by NESOHR,<br />
Information Collected by SNE<br />
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