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Lest we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 The funerals of those were held the next day. During the funeral more bombs were dropped in the area. A memorial for those killed was built by the villagers in 2002 at the Koolavadu junction. Kandaih Sundaralingam of Uruthrapuram says, “I lost two children on 04.02.1991 when Sri Lankan Air Force dropped several bombs at Koolavadi junction.” 82. KarapollaMuthgalla massacre 29.04.1992 Karapolla and Muthugalle villages are sityuated in the Polanaruwa districts. These villages are on the border of the Batticaloa district. The people of this village mostly work as labourers, keeping cow herds and collecting honey from the forests. On 29.04.1992, Sri Lankan military and Muslim groups entered the villages at night and killed the sleeping villagers by cutting them with knives. 97 people were killed including women and children. All the villagers displaced from these two villages after this incident. 83. Vattrapalai shelling 18.05.1992 had diminished. Vattrapallai is very famous female goddess temple in the Northeast region situated along the coast in Mullaitivu. Once a year on the full moon day in May hundreds of thousands of people gather here for “Pongal”, community cooking and eating. Since 1990 due to SLAFs threats the number of people who come to this temple for this day 18.05.1992 was that annual day for that year when more than 5,000 devotees have gathered at the temple. The SLAFs shelled from its camp in Mullativu at 12.45 pm at the peak time of the festival, as if they were deliberately trying to destroy the festival. Ten people died on the spot, five more died at the hospital, and 60 people were injured. Yogeswari’s son and husband died on that day. This is her account of the story: “It was the day of Pongal. Because this is a special day in the year, people had come from all over the place. I had given our ‘kavadi’ for rent. My husband and son were waiting to get the Kavadi back. I was not with them. Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 69
Lest we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 I heard that the SLA had started shelling from Mullaitivu. Someone came running to tell me that my brother Sellakilli, had been injured. I ran to see him. It was actually my son and my sister in law’s son who had been injured. We were unable to look at them – they were that badly scarred. My husband was then brought to us. He died soon after. We all screamed and cried. It has been so hard to bring up the kids. I have not given up the ‘kavadi’ business. I have had to grind flour for a living. As long as the SLA are here and doing these kinds of things, people will always suffer like this.” 84. Thellipalai temple bombing 30.05.1992 Tellipalai village is in the Jaffna district and Tellipalai boasts of an ancient Thurkai-Amman temple. The Sri Lankan military shelled and bombed areas surrounding the Palay military camp in order to displace the people and expand the military camp. Displaced people from several villages adjacent o the Palay military camp such as, Kurumpasiddy,Vasavilan, Taiyiddy, and Mayiliddy, had taken refuge in the Thurkai-Amman temple. On 30.05.1992, two Sri Lankan Air Force bombers dropped five bombs on the temple crowded with refugees. Five people, including two from the same family, were killed in this bombing. Most of the temple was damaged. This same temple was bombed again in 1993 during festival time when it was crowded with devotees. Five civilians died in this second attack a year later. More than 5 people were injured. The temple was destroyed a second time in a year. 85. Mailanthai massacre 09.08.1992 The villages of Mailanthai and Punanai are border villages of the Batticaloa district. The people in the villages of Mailanthai and Punanai were frequently rounded up and attacked by the military from the Punanai military camp. On 09.08.1992, the military rounded up Mailanthanai and began attacking the villagers with knives, swords and guns. More than 50 people were killed. Many more were injured. Further details of this massacre are not yet available. Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 70
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