Kanthan Karunai massacre
Kanthan Karunai massacre | |
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LTTE Commander Selvakumar Chellasamy alias Aruna |
Kanthan Karunai massacre is the name of a mass murder of approximately 63 detainees held by the rebel group
Incident
On the morning of March 30, 1987 a local area commander of the LTTE,
Reactions
As most of the rebel groups fighting the Sri Lankan state were composed of minority Tamils, this incident where the perpetrator and the victims were all Tamils created a sense of betrayal.[1] Senior leaders within the LTTE hierarchy too were perturbed by the murders and expressed their displeasure to LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.[4] According to the testimonial of Thalayasingam Sivakumar an early member of LTTE, in a Canadian court during his refugee claimant process, Aruna the perpetrator was not adequately punished for his murders. Apparently he lost rank and was released within few months of incarceration. Aruna was later killed in action, fighting against the Indian Peace Keeping Force by the LTTE.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Jaffna residents remember Nallur massacre" (html). 2006-04-05.
- ^ "Colonel Kittu, A long forgotten ruthless leader, a Tamil movie wants to celebrate" (html). 2016-08-17.
- ^ "வன்னியில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றத் திட்டமிடப்பட்ட மலையக மக்கள் - மல்லியப்பு சந்தி திலகர்" (html). 2017-04-01.
- ^ a b "Sivakumar v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) (C.A.), [1994] 1 F.C. 433, 1993-11-0" (html). 1993-11-01.