தமிழீழ விடுதலைப்புலிகளால் கடந்த 23வருடங்களாக காத்தான்குடி முஸ்லிம்களுக்கு ஏற்படுத்தப்பட்ட உயிர் மற்றும் பொருளாதார இழப்புக்களின் விபரம்

Facts on Kattankudy

Table of Contents

Muslim-owned paddy lands sought to be i

ncorporated with the extended Kattankudy

A.G.A Division-excluding Tamil Habitation

1 Kailimadukandam 1,100acres

2 Ponnankanni Thottam 450 acres

3 Palayadimadu/Katpakerni 1,500acres

4 Vathakkalmadu& Kandianaru 237acres

5 Nedunchenai 251acres

6 Pattipalai 600acre

4,138

(6.46 Square Miles)

NOTE:

Though the Muslims of Kattankudy and its adjoining villages own more than 6,000 acres of paddy lands (reference Annexure VI). We however request to annex only the above extent (4138 acres) when carving out the new Kattankudy AGA Division.

TOTAL ACREAGE OF PADDY LANDS BELONGING

TO KATTANKUDY MUSLIMS

No	Name of Land	Area in Acres
1	Ponnankanni thottam	257
2	Kailimadukandam-upper	500
3	Kottiapulai	137
4	Iluppaddichenai	127
5	Unnichchai, Karaveddiaru	410
6	Palayadimadu Kandam	1400
7	Vethakkalmadu, Sillikodiaru Kandam	237
8	Sillikodiaru	117
9	Kallachenai, Unnichchai	408
10	Nedunchenai Kandam	251
11	Sohambikkandam	534
12	Kailimadu-Lower	282
13	Koappavelikandam	241
14	Samanthiaru	141
15	Ollimadu, Keluthimadu, Karaveddi, Mahila Vedduvan	294
16	Kuruthaiyadi Mun Mari Kandam	181
17	Natpathaveddai, Aathuchenai Kandam	273
18	Karadiyanaru Nediya Pettammai Kandam	142
19	Thevallamunai, Kollamalai	319
20	Sinnakalapottamadu Kandam	188
21	Periyakalapottakandam	24
	TOTAL	6463

FACT SHEET ON KATTANKUDY

Area	1 Square Mile
Population	50,000 (Supposed to be most dense of the towns and villages in the whole of South-East Asia)
Location	Batticaloa-Kalmunai Trunk Road North: Batticaloa South: Araipattai Village East: Batticaloa Lagoon West: Sea (Bay of Bangal)
Character	Though a village, urban in outlook and character
Cottage Industry	Handloom, Handicrafts 5A-
Number of schools	24
Student Population	10,437
Main Occupation	Business, Cultivation (Now abandoned following ethnic violence), Fishing
Number of A/L Qualified Unemployed Youths	377 (1993)
Government buildings other than schools	Only Four (Agriculture Service Centre, Pradeshiya Sabah Office AGA Office, Hospital)
Staellite Villages depending on Kattankudy	Nochchimuani, Irunooruvil, Ollikulam, Manmunai, Cigaram, Keechanpalam, Kalliankadu, Karbala (Residents ejected by terrorists and deserted since 1990. They are now refugees at Kattankudy) Palamunai, Kankeyanodai, Poonochchimunai, Manchanthoduwai andKoddamunai (90 % resettled)

Loss of lives so far by terrorism since 1985: 518

Value of properties loss so far by terrorism: Rs. 200 Million

PARTICULARS OF SATELLITE VILLAGES AND

DEPENDENT HAMLETS OF KATTANKUDY THAT

CAME UNDER MILITANT ATTACK

NOCHCHIMUNAI	All 149 residents chased out in 1985. Now as refugees in Kattankudy. Community Centre, Koranschool, 2 mosques and a school destroyed.
IRUNOORUVIL	All 410 muslim residents chased out in 1985. Now as UNNICHCHAI refugees in Kattankudy.Community Centre, Koran School, Mosque and school destroyed.
KARABALA	This is a housing scheme under Gam Udawa Movement initiated by the President in 1981. Between 1981 and 1987 it has been attacked several times both by civilians and militants. All residents chased out in 1987. All their houses, Community Centre, Koran School, Mosque and school destroyed. Now as refugees in Kattankudy.
OLLIKKULAM	All residents chased out in August 1990 and their houses plundered and destroyed. Mosque, Koran school and school destroyed. Now as refugees in Kattankudy.
MANMUNAI	do-
SIGARAM	do-
KEECHANPALLAM	do-
KALLIYANKADU	do-
PALAMUNAI	Houses plundered and destroued in 1990. Mosques, Community Centre, Koran school, School destroyed. 75% resettled.
KANKEYANODAI	do
POONOCHIMUNAI	Houses, Mosque etc.Intact. However 20% of the inhabitants fled to Kattankudy. Some houses burnt.
KODDAIMUNAI	20% fled to Kattankudy.
MANCHANTHODUWAI	Some houses were plundered and burnt. 50% fled to Kattankudy

A REPORT ON THE 1985 ONSLUGHT ON KATTANKUDY MUSLIMS BY TAMIL MILITANTS

WHICH HAPPENTS TO BE THE FIRST OF THE SERIES OF ATTACKS ON KATTANKUDY

PECULIARITY OF KATTANKUDY

Area: 1 Square Mile

Population: 40,000 100% Muslims.

This is perhaps the most densely populated village in the whole of South Asia. It is the only village with 100% Muslim population in Sri Lanka. It had always maintained friendly and peaceful relationship with its Tamil neighbouring villages. The resent actions and attitudes on the part of the Tamils towards Kattankudy Muslims have paved the way to create a feeling of distrust and suspicion over Tamils and an atmosphere of panic does prevail amongst the Muslims here.

PRELUDES TO THE ONSLAUGHT

1. Jewellery and cash valued at 35 million rupees were robbed from the Kattankudy people’s bank by armed Tamil youths during January 1984. This was the largest robbery ever reported in Sri Lanka.

2. Subsequently valuable equipment were robbed from the DDC Sub office, Kattankudy.

3. Kattankudy traders were compelled on several occasions by Tamil youths to close down their shops in Batticaloa and Kattankudy and observe hartal, thereby causing heavy losses to the traders and hardships to the public.

4. The G.C.E. O/Level, December 1984 examination centres in Kattandudy were disturbed by armed Tamil youths.

5. Both the petrol sheds in Kattankudy were robbed by the Tamil youths.

6. Large sums of money were robbed from several traders and individuals of Kattankudy by Tamil youths.

7. Several motor-cycles belonging to Kattankudy Muslims were forcibly taken away by Tamil militants.

8. Several Muslim farmers were forcibly deprived of the part of their harvests by the Tamils.

ROLE PLAYED BY MUSLIM LEADERS TO MAINTAIN PEACE

Although the above mentioned incidents aroused excitement and rage among the youths of Kattankudy, the situation was maintained normal due to the efforts taken by Muslim religious leaders and the trustees of mosques. Subsequently, when five Muslim youths of Kattankudy wer kidnapped by the Tamils, the leaders of Kattankudy had to exert their maximum effort to keep the situation under control. In fact, the efforts of Kattankudy learders to maintain peace and harmony with other communities were rewarded by the safe release of two of the kidnapped youths. The genuine co-operation extended by the Kattankudy Muslims in maintaining peace in the area, was highly commended by several personalities including Mr. M.Antthony Muthu, the then Government Agent, Batticaloa at peace conferences convened at Batticaloa Kachcheri, and the Batticaloa town hall. The fate of the two kidnapped youths who have not been released so far is yet to be known.

THE BEGINNING OF ATROCITIES BY TAMIL CIVILIANS INTIGATED AND BACKED

BY TAMIL MILITANTS

Although efforts were continued to be taken in Kattankudy to maintain peace amidst these adverse events, many incidents of attacks reported during the period between the 15yh and 22nd of April, on residents of Kattankudy who were travelling to and from Batticaloa, did not fail to arouse the feelings of the youths. It should be noted however that even at this stage the Kattankudy Muslims did not resort to any act of violence.

Under these circumstance, the announcement over the mosque loudspeakers which awoke the residents of Kattankudy from deep slumber in the midnight of 22nd April incited many of them to act in and emotional manner. A gang of armed Tamil militants outrageously tresspassed to Kattankudy from the northern boundary of Manchanthoduwai and had set fire to Muslim houses . The armed gang had also slit the wrist of a young boy who had rushed to put out the fire and his father was cut on the arm by sword. It is not abnormal that the call for help raised in the dead of the night aroused many youths of Kattankudy to fight back the dangerous acts of those who had infiltrated in the village. In the struggle to defend the lives and properties of the villages, some Tamil housed and huts at Manchanthoduwai were burnt. But this react has been twisted and exaggerated reports have been published in some local and foreign newspapers. We strongly condemn the BBC which has falsely reported that 300 housed belonging to the Tamil community had been burnt. We suspect that this false propaganda has been made by bad elements who could not tolerate the good name earned by Kattankudy. In other parts o the country and in other countries as well. It also must be mentioned that some valuable houses and a factory for agricultural implements belonging to Muslims residing at Manchanthoduwai were also set ablaze by Tamils in the course of the clashes.

It is suspected that the attack on Kattankudy was pre-planned. One of the supporting reasons is that the entire telephone lines of Kattankudy were disconnected around 8.30 a.m. on the 22nd April, thus drawing a paralleled to the incidents that preceded the Kattankudy People’s bank robbery in January, 1984. Furthermore, almost all the residents of our adjoining villages of Manchanthoduwai and Navadkudah were evacuated from their homes in advance.

It is natural that the village of Kattankudy which was restraining itself with much difficulty amidst many adverse incidents, had to rise up in self-defence. However, the Muslim of Kattankudy feel sorry for the unfortunate acts of burning which had been done purely out of fear and excitement in the mid-night.

The above facts relating to the incidents that occured in Kattankudy have to started here, as this village was completely isolated from the rest of the country for more than two weeks due to the total interruption of telephones and postal services and also in the distribution of newspapers.

ATTACK ON TWO VILLAGES – NOCHCHIMUNAI AND K

ATTANKUDY

All the 149 residents of Nochchimunai, a colony of Kattankudy situated at a distance of 11/2 miles, have been forcibly driven away from their homes and are now refugees in Kattankudy. This colony had also a mosque and a school. All the houses in this colony have been looted and destroyed.

Unnichchai, another old colony of Kattankudy 25 miles away was a village where Tamils and Muslims were living as brothers and sisters. the Muslims of the village had been fiercely attacked on a planned manner by a group of 200 Tamils around 5.00 p.m. on 23rd April. The armed group of intruders had killed one person, seriously injured three and inflicted minor injuries on 40 others. In addition, two unmarried girls aged 14 and a young widow of 22, had brutally raped by several persons. It is reported that this crime has been committed by Tamils well aquainted to the villagers. All the houses that existed in that colony have been looted and totally destroyed during this attack which had lasted for several hours. The survivors of this attack have fled their village, walked many miles to Mangala Oya and from there to Sammanthurai and thereafter have reached Kattankudy as refugees. All the 410 Muslim residents of this colony have lost their possessions the worth of which has been initially estimated around Rs. 13.5 million. It must be mentioned that the villagers had lost huge stocks of their Maha harvest and also vast herds of cattle. The innocent people of these two are now refugees in Kattankudy.

FOLLOW-UP VIOLENCE ON ECONOMIC TARGETS OF

KATTANKUDY MUSLIMS

Subsequent to the above incidents, many acts of violence have been committed against the Kattankudy Muslims in different parts of the Batticaloa District. Although the damages incurred so far to the Kattankudy Muslims have not been fully assessed, it will certainly exceed several millions of rupees. Besides, hundreds of stragglers of this village now face severe difficulties, as they are unable to travel out of Kattankudy for business.

Thousands of paddy lands were being cultivated by Kattankudy Muslims in area such as Palaiadimadu, Vathakkalmadu, Nedunchchenai, Ponnankanni Thottam, Karaveddy Aru, Kailimadu, Sinnakkalpoddamadu, Periyakallapoddamadu, Kottiavalai, Samanthi Aru, Sippi Madu, Padukadu, Natpathuveddai, and Sohambi. They also had thousands of cattles in their possessions. Mostly, Tamils entrusted with protecting these assets. Most of the buildings in the fields have been looted and destroyed and also the herds of cattle being driven away. the damage caused to the rural properties alone has been roughly estimated to be around 12.3 Millions Rupees.

So far, the Kattankudy Muslims have suffered enormously in the communal clashes, and this report mainly intended to point out categorically that the Muslims were in no way responsible for starting these clashes, and as in the past are willing to live in the peace with the Tamil community.

October 12, 1991

LIST ONE: NAMES OF PERSONS ABDUCTED AND

PRESUMED KILLED-1985 by (TAMIL CIVILIANS

BACKED BY VARIOUS MILITANT GROUPS ARE

RESPONSIBLE )

	NAME	AGE	Civit Status	ADDRESS
1	P.M.M ohamed Haniffa	40	Married	Baduriya Road, Kattankudy-2
2	M.I. Nawahardeen	22	Married	Sinnapalli Road, Kattankudy-5
3	T.L. Mohamed Iqbal	22	Single	Amanullah Road, Kattankudy-6
4	M.S.M. Nazar	19	Single	Central Road, Kattankudy.
5	M.L. Shalleek	20	Single	Central Road, Kattankudy-3
6	U.L.M. Saleem	22	Single	New Kattankudy-2
7	Unidentified old muslim person		-	-
8	L.T. Mohamed Hussain	32	Married	Zaviya road, Kattankudy-1
9	A.L. Atham Lebbe	30	Married	Kattankudy-2
10	U.A. Abdul Cader	27	Married	Poonochimunai, Batticaloa
11	M. Hayathu Mohamed	25	Married	Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
12	T.A. Subairdeen	38	Married	Kodaimunai, Batticaloa
13	S.M. Siddeeq	30	Married	41, Methaippalli Road, Kattankudy-3
14	M.S. Mohamed Nasar	20	Single
15	P.M.A. Mohideen	30	Married
16	A.M.S. Atham Lebbe	28	Married	Methaippali Road, Kattankudy-3
17	M.S.A. Nasar	37	Married	51, Moor Street, Batticaloa.
18	A. Mohamed Iqbal	22	single	Manchchanthoduvai, Kattankudy.
19	K.M. Atham Bawa	43	Married	Hutha Lane, Kattankudy-3

LIST TWO – 1986

NOTE: LTTE cadres forcibly infiltrated Kattankudy and went on a shooting rampage 1986

	NAME	AGE	Civit Status	ADDRESS
1	C.M. Abdul Hameed	19	Single	Central Collage Road,Kattankudy-6
2	A.L. Jarook	17	Single	Al-Ameen Road, Kattankudy-6
3	A.L.M. Haniffa	24	Single	Amanullah Road, Kattankudy-5
4	A.L. Mahboob (Rafeek)	24	Single	Amanullah Road, Kattankudy-5
5	M.M. Raj Cafoor	25	Married	Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
6	J. Mohamed Niyas	19	Single	Central Road, Kattankudy-3
7	A.S. Atham Bawa (Latheef)	33	Married	Kaburadi Road, Kattankudy-2
8	L.M. Perera (Herbal Doctor)	45	Married	Kattankudy-1
9	Mrs. Perera (pregnant)	40	Married	Kattankudy-1
10	Master.Perera	3	Child

LIST THREE: KATTANKUDY MUSLIMS ABDUCTED

AND PRESUMED KILLED BY LTTE DURING THE

PERIOD FROM 30.12.1987 TO 08.01.1988

		NAME	AGE	Civit Status	ADDRESS
1	P.M. Mohamed Ameen		22	Married	Merra Mosque Road	Kattankudy-5
2	A. Ahamed Lebbe		42	Married	Central Road	Kattankdy-3
3	M.T.M. Ibrahim		41	Married	Meera Mosque West Road	Kattankudy-5
4	H.M. Segu Lebbe		28	Married	New Kattankudy-1
5	M.H. Abdul wahab		20	Single	Manchchanthoduvai	Batticaloa.
6	M.H.M. Saleem		20	Single	95 Main St	Kattankudy-5
7	S.M. Meera Sahib				202/2 Nth Boundary Rd	Kattankudy-1
8	M.A. Mohamed Sahar		19	Single	Zaviya Road	Kattankudy-3
9	K.L.A. Abdul Hasan		32	Married	Central Road	Kattankudy-3
10	M.T. Seeni Mohamed		50	Married	Kalmeezan Lane	Kattankudy-2
11	K.M.M. Mustaffa		40	Married	Old Road	Kattankudy-4
12	Z.M. Majeed		27	Single	Kattankudy-1
13	I.L. Abdul Cader		38	Married	Meera Mosque Road	Kattankudy-5
14	M.M. Mohamed Jaleel		27	Married	73/6 Amanullah Road	Kattankudy-6
15	S.H. Abdul Hameed		45	Married	Zaviya Road	Kattankudy-1
16	Y.B. Abdul Majeed		44	Married	Sinna Hajiyar Lane	Kattankudy
17	M.I.M. Badurdeen		22	Single	Zaviya Road	Kattankudy-1
18	S.H. Mohamed Nasar		24	Single	Methaippalli Road	Kattankudy-3
19	P.M. Mohamed Salih		25	Single
20	N.M. Fasmin		21	Single	Kaddumavadi Road	Kankayanodi, Kattankudy.
21	A.L.H. Mohideen		28	Married	First Cross Street	NewKattankudy.
22	A.B. Awwapillai		47	Married	Mavilangamunai	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy.
23	A.L. Ahamed Lebbe		53	Married	Old Road	Kattankudy-2
24	A.C.A. Rahuman		20	Single	Mahmood Poodiyar Road	Kattankudy-5
25	A. Asanar		54	Married	Methaippalli Road	Kattankudy-3
26	A. Ahamed Lebbe		53	Married	Div.no.2	Kattankudy.
27	U.L. Haniffa		45	Married	Baseera Stores	Manchchantoduwai
28	B. Razik		20	Single	Hijra Lane	Kattankudy-3
29	A.M.M. Safeek		22	Single	Ward No.11	Palamunai.
30	A.L.M. Majeed		47	Married	Deen Road	NewKattankudy-6
31	M. Hayahu Mohamed		40	Married	Amanullah Road	Kattankudy-6
32	K.M.A. Kareem		23	Single	65/1 Baduriya Road	NewKattankudy-2
33	M.N. Ramlan		17	Single	Sinnathoona Road	Kattankudy.
34	A.B. Razzack		40	Married	Sinna Thoona Road	Kattankudy-1
35	M.S.A. Majeed		37	Married	Parihari Lane	Kattankudy-5
36	A.M. Shafeek		23	Married	Thaikka Palli Road	Palamunai,Kattankudy.
37	M.I.M. Rameez		19	Single	Irumpu Thaikka Road	Kattankudy-6
38	M.I.M. Fareed		21	Single	Irumpu Thaikka Road	Kattankudy-6
39	T.I.M. Farook		17	Single	Sinna Thoona Road	Kattankudy-1
40	I.A. Cader		65	Married	Manchchanthodawai Colony	Kattankudy-1
41	M. Shariffdeen		33	Married	Wachers Lane	NewKattankudy-3
43	K.M. Vellari Thamby		30	Married	Kattankudy-1
44	M. Kaleel		27	Married	Manchanthoduwai	Kattankudy-1
45	M.T.A. Jawahir		25	Married	Meera Mosque Road	Kattankudy-5
46	V. Kamardeen		20	Single	Jinnah Lane, Ward No.19	Kattankudy-1
47	W.M. Sameem		15	Single	Mosque Lane	Palamunai-2
48	W.M. Akbar		17	Single	Mosque Lane	Palamunai-2
49	M.S.Mohamed Mubarack		26	Married	Kankayanoodai.12	Kattankudy.
50	I.M. Jaleel		33	Married	Aliyar Road	Kattankudy-5
51	A.K. Aboobaker		35	Married	Old Road	Kattankudy-5
52	K.M. Kalideen		22	Single	Kattankudy-3
53	M.A. Abdul Lathiff		27	Single	Ollikkulam	Kattankudy.
54	M.M. Kaleel Rahman		30	Married	Arabic Collage Road	Kattankudy-4
55	A.L.H. Zukry		17	Single	Arabic Collage Road	Kattankudy-4
56	A.G.A. Rahuman		32	Married	Nooraniya Mosque Road	Kattankudy-6
57	K.L. Mohamed Jabir		25	Single	Old Road	Kattankudy-2
58	C.B.M. Musthaffa		58	Married	Old Road	Kattankudy-1
59	N.H.M. Rilwan		25	Single	Old Road	Kattankudy-4
60	A.L. Pakeer Mohideen		27	Single	Manchchanthoduvai	Kattankudy
61	M.H.A. Gaffoor		35	Married	R.D.S.Road	Palamunai.
62	M.H.A. Wahid		31	Married	Deen Road	Kattankudy-6
63	M.T.A. Lebbe		55	Married	Ice Wadi Road	Kattankudy-1
64	M.L.M Iqbal		27	Single	Old Road	Kattankudy-5
65	M. Abdeen		30	Married	Ward No.19	Kattankudy.
66	K.M. Hussain		20	Single	Ward No.19	Kattankudy-1
67	M.M. Farook		24	Single	Main Street	Kattankudy-2
68	M.S. Ameerali		21	Single	Zaviya Road	Kattankudy-1
69	M.M. Siddekeen		24	Single	Arabic Collage Road	Kattankudy-4
70	A.M.A. Razak		18	Single	Rizvi Nagar	Kattankudy-1
71	M.M. Zain		40	Married	Kachchipodiyar Road	Kattankuey-6
72	A.L.M. Meera Sahib		27	Married	Karbala Nagar	Kattankudy-1
73	M.M. Cassim		30	Single	New Kattankudy.
74	M. Mohideen		37	Single	Bangala Road	New Kattankudy-1
75	A. Naseer		35	Married	Power House Road	Kattankudy05
76	A.K. Rafaideen		17	Single	Ammanullah Road	Kattankudy-6
77	M.M. Sahib Sulthan		32	Married	Nazar Street	Kattankudy-6
78	E.L. Mohamed Ismail		38	Married	S.K.Lane	Kattankudy-6
79	A. Naleem		18	Single	Kankaynodai	Kattankudy.
80	A. Abdul Cafoor		30	Married	Karbala Road	Kattankudy-6
81	M.M.A. Anvardeen		22	Married	Fisheries Road	New Kattankudy-3
82	M.M.A. Deen		24	Married	Fareed Nagar, Fishries Road	Kattankudy-3
83	A.A. Mohamed Faiz		17	Single	Kattankudy-5
84	A.G. Abdul Rahuman		20	Single

LIST FOUR: KATTANKUDY MUSLIMS ABDUCTED

AND PRESUMED KILLED BY THE L.T.T.E. AT

DIFFERENT POINTS-1989

	Name	Age	Civil Status	Address
1	Meerasahib Mohamed Najimudeen,	20	Single	Zafeen Road, New Kattankudy-3
2	Abdul Samadu Mohamed Jaleel,	30	Married	Fareed Town, New Kattankudy-3
3	Atham Bawa Abdul Razack,	35	Single	21/2, Poker Lane, Kattankudy-2
4	Mohamed Buhary Mohamed Saly.	20	Single	Ward No.19, Kattankudy.
5	Atham Bawa Abdul Mubarak,	32	Married	Fisheries Corp. Road, New Kattankudy-3
6	Yasseen Bawa Abdul Razool,	26	Married	Deen Road, Kattankudy-6
7	Mohamed Thamby Amer Ali,	17	Single	Proctor Lane, Kattankudy-2
8	Mohamed Fazi Aboohar Ali,	18	Single	Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
9	Abdul Samathu Naina Mohamed Mohamed Basheer,	17	Single	Fisheries Corp Road, New Kattankudy-3
10	Usanar Kachchi Mohamed,	35	Married	Zafeena Road, new Kattankudy-3

LIST FIVE: LIST OF PERSONS ABDUCTED AND

PRESUMED KILLED AT KURUKKALMADAM ON

12.07.1990 WHILE RETURNING TO KATTANKUDY

ON A CONVOY OF VEHICLES

(Please refer to Jaffna Universty Teachers for Human Rights Report No. 7-2.6)

Excerpt attached.

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	A. Atham Bawa	50	Married	Abdul Rahuman Road, Ward No.19.
2	P.T. Mohideen Bawa	45	Married	63, North Street, Manchanthoduwai.
3	M.A.M. Hyder Ali	22	Single	Zavia Street, Kattankudy-1
4	S.H.M. Mahroof	34	Married	Palli Lane, Kattankudy-1
5	M.M.L. Ahamad Junaid	21	Single	Mothinar Lane, Zavia St., Kattankudy-1
6	A.C.A. Majeed	26	Single	Zavia Road, Kattankudy-1
7	S. Abdul Salam	23	Single	Zavia Road, Kattankudy-1
8	S. Safiyudeen	20	Single	Zavia Road, Kattankudy-1
9	S. Kalideen	25	Married	Mothinar Lane, Zavia St., Kattankudy-1
10	S.M. Subair	22	Single	470, Zavia St., Kattankdy-1
11	M.M. Habeeb Mohamed	26	Single	22, Zavia Road, Kattankudy-1
12	H.M. Fouzul Ameen	22	Single	Samsudeen Road, Ward No.19, Kattankudy
13	P.T. Kaleelurrahman	26	Single	V.H. Lane, Kattankudy-1
14	M.L.A. Sattar	24	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
15	M.M.M Jabir	24	Single	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
16	M.L.M. Haneefa Moulavi	35	Married	A.P.M. Lane, Kattankudy-3
17	M.H.M. Lafir	19	Single	28, Palli Lane, Kattankudy-3
18	A.H.M. Farook	24	Married	Kappal Alim Lane, Kattankudy-3
19	A.M. Kaleel	22	Single	27/5 Hasan Moulana Lane, Kattankudy-5
20	A. Mohamed Fareed	26	Married	Central Road, Kattankudy-3
21	H.M. Subaideen	35	Married	Sarif Proctor Road, Kattankudy-2
22	Y.B. Haji Mohamed	25	Married	42, Sarif Proctor Rd., Kattankudy-2
23	M.I. Sulthan Ibrahim	25	Single	Sarif Proctor Rd., Kattankudy-2
24	P.M. Ahamed Faiz	28	Single	34/11 Kalanthar Lane, Kattankudy-2
25	S.M. Hiluru Mohideen	33	Single	Kaburady Road, Kattankudy-2
26	I.L. Kareem	28	Single	22 Kaburady Rd., Kattankudy-2
27	I.L. Alawudeen	24	Single	22, Kaburady Rd., Kattankudy-2
28	M.C. Ramlan	22	Single	Unnichai Refugees Village, Ward 19.
29	M.C. Abdul Majeed	24	Single	Unnichai Refugees Village, Ward 19,Kattankudy
30	H.M. Seeni Mohamed	22	Married	Manchanthoduwai
31	O.L. Akbar	24	Single	Unnichai Refugees Village, Ward-19
32	M.M. Abdul Azeez	25	Single	Fareed Nagar, New Kattankudy-2
33	U. Subair	29	Married	Baduriya Rd, New Kattankudy-1
34	N.M. Nasar	33	Married	457, Poonochimunai Rd., Ward-19
35	N.M. Farook	30	Married	457, Poonochimunai Rd., Ward-19
36	K.L. Atham Bawa (Razik)	39	Married	Beach Rd., New Kattankudy-3
37	S.M. Mansoor	27	Married	27, Shramadana Rd., New Kattankudy-3
38	M.I.M. Rafeek	30	Married	Musthafa Alim Lane, Kattankudy-6
39	A. Abdul Cader (Abdulla)	48	Married	M.M.V. Lane, New Kattankudy-6
40	A. Junaideen	31	Married	Water Tank Rd., New Kattankudy-6
41	M.L.M. Rafeek	30	Single	A.L.M. Lane, New Kattankudy-6
42	K.M. Nasurudeen	25	Single	Water Tank Rd., New Kattankudy-6
43	A.B. Mahroof	28	Married	Beach Road, New Kattankudy-6
44	A.L.A. Cader	38	Married	14/2 Jinnah Lane, Kattankudy-6
45	M.C.M. Uvais	18	Single	Rasa Alim Lane, Kattankudy-6
46	A.M.A. Aboobucker	39	Married	Amanullah Rd., Kattankudy-6
47	M.M.M. Aliva	36	Married	Aliyar Hajiar Lane, Kattankudy-6
48	I.L. Hairudeen	29	Married	93, Main St., Kattankudy-6
49	M.H.M.A. Hameem	40	Married	A.B.H.Road, Kattankudy-6
50	M.I. Siddeek	36	Married	Fareena’s Lane, Kattankudy-6
51	M.I.M. Jabir	24	Single	22/2 Ahamed Fareed Mawatha, Kattankudy-6
52	M.I.M. Faiz	22	Single	22/2 Ahmed Fareed Mawatha, Kattankudy-6
53	M.I.M. Amanullah	35	Married	Nagayadi Awliya Lane, Kattankudy-6
54	S.S. Adam Bawa	32	Married	Nagayadi Awliya Lane, Kattankudy-6
55	A.L.M. Ansar	23	Single	Nagayadi Awliya Lane, Kattankudy-5
56	A.L.M. Alawudeen	27	Married	Baduriya Lane, Kattankudy-5
57	M.L.M. Rafeek	26	Single	10 Kinney Lane, Kattankudy-5
58	A.L.M. Careem	41	Married	111/3 Sinnapalli Rd., Kattankudy-3
59	U.L.M. Sameem	23	Single	Falah Road, Kattankudy-4
60	A. Abdul Salam	25	Single	Pulavar Lane, Kattankudy-4
61	A. Kachi Mohamed	42	Married	Amanullah Rd., Kattankudy-6
62	M.B. Ahamed Lebbe	42	Married	Karbala Rd., Palamunai-10
63	N.M. Abdul Rahuman	31	Married	Kaddumawadi Rd., Kankeyanodai-12
64	A.M. Mansoor	17	Single	S.M.T.Lane,Kattankudy-6
65	A.H. Sainambu(Female)	52	Married	S.M.T.Lane, Kattankudy-6
66	Maimoonathumma(Female)	55	Married	K.P. Lane, Kattankudy-4
67	T.M. Sareena (Female)	22	Single	K.P. Lane, Kattankudy-4
68	M.M. Ghassali	22	Single	163/3 Old Rd., Kattankudy-5
69	A.L. Jalaldeen	40	Married	Seeni Mohamed Alim Lane, Kattankudy-5
70	S.H. Habeebur Rahman	24	Single	86, Old Rd., Kattankudy-4
71	M.M. Ahamed (Aroos)	40	Married	48/7 K.P.Lane, Kattankudy-4
72	A. Abdussalam	25	Single	Falah Rd., Kattankudy-4

NOTE: 4 Lorries with goods-Rs. 4.Million6 Vans with cash and goods carried by the panargers(victims)-Rs. 1.5 Million 5.5 Million

LIST SIX: LIST OF PERSONS MASSACRED

SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO MOSQUES WHILE

PERFORMING (ISHA) PRAYER IN KATTANKUDY (

MEERA JUMMA MOSQUE AND HUSSAINIYA

MOSQUE) ON 03.08.1990

(Please refer to Jaffna University Teachers for Human Rights Report No.7, Excerpt attached.)

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	A R Atham Bawa	43	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
2	H M Meera Lebbe	43	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
3	K L M Mohamed Raffi	17	Single	205, North Boundary Road, Kattankud-1
4	A Pakeer Mohideen	65	Married	4th Lane, Kaburady Road, Kattankud-1
5	M S Abdul Hameed	25	Married	4th Lane, Kaburady Road, Kattankud-1
6	M A Faisal	13	Single	4th Lane, Kaburady Road, Kattankud-1
7	M I Jaufar	17	Single	Meerapalliyady, kattankudy-1
8	M I Jaroon,	10	Single	Meerapalliyady, Kattankudy-1
9	V M Ismail	37	Married	Muathinar Lane, Kattankudy-1
10	M M M Jaufar	17	Single	235, Main Street, Kattankudy-1
11	M K M Sahabdeen	41	Married	431, Main Street, Kattankudy-1
12	M S M Shukoor
13	M S M Jawad	13	Single	431, Main street, Kattankudy-1
14	M Iqbal	16	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
15	M I Atham Lebbe	52	Married	Kaburady Road, Kattankudy-1
16	M L Mohamed Muthu	70	Married	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
17	M S A Zuhaib Moulavi	20	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
18	I Raffeek	18	Single	Hussainiya Road, Manchchanthoduwai
19	M M Sahibdeen Hajiyar	60	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
20	M A Thambi Lebbe	45	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
21	M M Ashrafkhan	20	Single	Ibrahim Manzil Road, Kattankudy-1
22	M B Jawad	13	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
23	A M Yasseen	26	Married	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
24	M I M Ajmal	12	Single	426, Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
25	A L Salahudeen (Hafil)	20	Single	Main Street, Kattankudy-1
26	M I Kamaldeen	30	Married	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
27	A L Mackeen	12	Single	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
28	M S M Sahabdeen Hajiyar	55	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
29	M Umar Lebbe	38	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
30	S A Majeed	37	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
31	S H M Musthaffa	72	Married	Odaikkarai Lane, Kattankudy-2
32	Mohamed Anas	13	Single	Zainul Abdeen Hajiyar Lane, Kattankudy-1
33	M I Abdul Gaffoor	28	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
34	S Zulfikar	17	Single	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
35	Abdul Nawas	21	Single	Orphanage Home Road, Kattankudy-1
36	N M Ismail	45	Married	19th Ward, Manchchanthoduwai
37	M C M Rizvan	10	Single	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
38	M S Abdul Muthaliff	47	Married	Zaviya Street Kattankudy-1
39	A Ramlan	30	Married	Abdul Jawad Alim Lane, Kattankudy-6
40	M Issadeen	15	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
41	M B A Samad	38	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
42	M K M Ariff	18	Single	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
43	M I Hassan	22	Single	North Boundary Road, Manchchanthoduwai
44	M I Ashraff	11	Single	Kaburady Road, Kattankudy-1
45	M Kamardeen	12	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
46	S M Hayathu Kalanthar	60	Married	Meerapally Lane, Kattankudy-1
47	S A M Imthiaz	9	Single	Kaburady Road, Kattankudy-1
48	S A M Iyansaad	18	Single	Kaburady Road, Kattankudy-1
49	M C M Fareed	35	Married	Meerapally Lane, Kattankudy-1
50	M I A Azeez	37	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
51	A M Haniffa	38	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
52	M I Hussain	20	Single	101, Muathinar Lane, Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
53	M L M Thahir	27	Single	Noor Mohamed Shop Lane, Kattankudy-1
54	S L M Junaid	23	Single	Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
55	M P M Junaid	34	Married	Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
56	M M Haniffa Hajiyar	46	Married	Zainulabdeen Hajiyar Lane, Kattankud-1
57	S H M Nazeer	32	Married	Ajantha House, Kattankudy-1
58	M S A Raheem	26	Married	4th Lane, Kaburady Road, Kattankud-1
59	Dr R Mohamed Anver	55	Married	Zainulabdeen Hajiyar Lane, Kattankud-1
60	A C M Nasurudeen	40	Married	Zainulabdeen Hajiyar Lane, Kattankud-1
61	M I Ariff	12	Single	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
62	A K Haroon	31	Married	Meerapally Road, Kattankudy-1
63	H M Fowser	14	Single	Hussainiya Lane, Kattankudy-1
64	M M Ismail	40	Married	Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy-1
65	U L Mohideen	17	Single	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
66	A A Noordeen	30	Married	Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy-1
67	M T Jauffer	17	Single	Co-operative Lane, Kattankudy-1
68	M S M Fowser	12	Single	Zaviya Street, Muathinar Lane, Kattankud-1
69	A Jauffer	14	Single	Co-operative Lane, Kattankudy-1
70	K L M Rahumathulla	42	Married	Main Street, Kattankudy-1
71	P M Mohamed Fazloon	15	Single	Old Market Lane, Kattankudy-1
72	A M Mohamed Mustaffa	70	Married	Zaviya Street, Muathinar Lane, Kattankud-1
73	S A S Sheriffdeen (Teacher)	52	Married	194, Old Road, Manchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
74	S S Seyed Mohamed (Ajmal)	10	Single	194, Old Road, Manchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
75	M A C M Buhary (Teacher)	35	Married	Methaippally Road, Kattankudy-3
76	A Sameem	14	Single	310, Muathinar Lane, Kattankudy-1
77	P M Abdul Cader	45	Married	Ibrahim Moulavi Lane, Kattankudy-1
78	K M A Azeez (Teacher)	42	Married	Methaippalli Lane, Kattankudy-3
79	M M Mohamed Fizal	15	Single	168, Clerk Lane, Kattankudy-1
80	M A Fouzer	21	Single	Ward No.19, Manchchanthoduwai
81	A Atham Lebbe	57	Married	4/8, Udaiyar Lane, Kattankudy-1
82	H M Mohamed Samsudeen	40	Married	4/8 Udayar Lane, Kattankudy-1
83	M Samsudeen	33	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
84	M S M Akram	6	Single	191, Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
85	M S M Thalhan	8	Single	191, Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
86	A L Abdul Hassan	12	Single	191, Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
87	A L Abdul Samath	14	Single	191, Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
88	M Y Inamul Hassan	16	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
89	P M M Ibrahim	35	Married	Kaburady Road, Kattankudy-1
90	U L Mohamed Ibrahim	28	Single	191, Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
91	M Lebbei Thamby	48	Married	Zainulabdeen Hajiyar Lane, Kattankud-1
92	A L Kachchi Mohamed (Teacher)	56	Married	Zaviya Street, Kattankudy-1
93	A S Abdul Muthaliff	18	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
94	M M Cassim Hajiyar	57	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
95	S M Sitheeque	16	Single	Kadduppalli Road, Eravur
96	A M Salahudeen Hajiyar	48	Married	Razakkiya Rice Mill, Kattankudy-1
97	A M Kalanthar Lebbe Hajiyar	60	Married	Pathumma Rice Mill, Kattankudy-1
98	M A M Abdul Cader	40	Married	Pathumma Rice Mill, Kattankudy-1
99	M R Abdul Salam	23	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
100	M M Junaid	21	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
101	M A Mohamed Ameen			Udayar Lane, Kattankudy-1
102	A Farook	30	Married	Udayar Lane, Kattankudy-1
103	Y L M Hareez	13	Single	Meera Palli Road, Kattankudy-1
104	M M Asanar	55	Married	Zainulabdeen Hajiyar Lane, Kattankudy-1

LIST SEVEN-I : ABDUCTED AND PRESUMED

KILLED BY LTTE 29.1.1990

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	M.F.A. Salam	26	Married	Baduriya Road, New Kattankudy
2	A.L. Badureen	28	Married	Baduriya Road, New Kattankudy
3	M.M. Jaleel	23	Single	Baduriya Road, New Kattankudy
4	M.Hayath Mohamed	25	Single	Manchchanthoduwai, Kattankudy
5	M.I. Salam	22	Single	Palamunai, Kattankudy
6	M.M. Iqbal	22	Single	Al-Ameen Road, New Kattankudy-6
7	U.L.M. Sameem	20	Single	Oddamavadi
8	M.S.A. Nasar	23	Single	Oddamavadi
9	M. Atham Lebbe	19	Single	Oddamavadi

LIST SEVEN-II: ABDUCTED AND KILLED OR SHOT

DEAD WHILE FISHING IN THE BATTICALOA

LAGOON SEPTEMBER 1990

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	A.L. Atham Lebbe	55	Married	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy
2	A.L.M. Ibrahim	30	Married	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy
3	S.M. Kiyas	19	Single	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy
4	A.C.M. Alavudeen	34	Married	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy
5	A.R.M. Haniffa	27	Married	Kankayanodai.13, Kattankudy
6	T.L. Asanar	28	Married	Kankayanodai.12, Kattankudy
7	A.H.M. Aliyar	45	Married	Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
8	A.K. Niyas	21	Single	Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
9	M.H. Jalaldeen	38	Married	Manmunai, Kattankudy
10	S.A. Najeem	25	Married	Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
11	M. Meera sahib	49	Married	M.P.C.S.Lane, Kattankudy-1
12	M.H.M. Rauff	26	Married	Manchchanthoduvai, Kattankudy-1
13	Y.M. Ibrahim	32	Married	Amanullah Road, Kattankudy
14	M. Mohamed Muthu	24	Single	Kaburadi Rjoad, Kattankudy-2
15	A. Badurdeen	27	Single	Hijra Lane, Kattankudy-7
16	P.T. Kalanthar	35	Married	Jinnah Road, Kattankudy-1
17	M. Abdul Salam	44	Married	Palamunai, Kattankudy
18	A.Yoosuff	39	Married	Thaikka Road, Puthiya Palamunai,

LIST SEVEN-III

ABDUCTED AND KILLED BY LTTE AT VARIOUS

POINTS OCTOBER 1990

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	M.M. Rafeek	45	Married	Central Road, New Kattankudy-3
2	A.P. Mohamed Ali	16	Single	Abdul Rahuman Road, Kattankudy-6
3	M.M. Haniffa	35	Married	Ibrahim Mowlavi Road, Kattankudy-1
4	M.B.M. Naleem	29	Married	Rizvy Nagar, New Kattankudy-1
5	A.B.M. Iyoob	28	Married	Siharam, Kattankudy
6	M.I.M. Ismail	55	Married	Kappal Alim Lane, Kattankudy-3
7	S.H. Nasurdeen	47	Married	Kankayanodai.13, Kattankudy
8	A.M. Atham Bawa	42	Married	Kankayanodai. 13, Kattankudy
9	A. Fousul Raheem	20	Single	Manmunai Road, Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
10	M.L. Kathija Ummah (Female)	60	Married	Manmunai Road, Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
11	M.L. Sulaiha Ummah(Female)	50	Married	Manmunai Road, Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
12	M.T.M. Rafaideen	10	Single	Manmunai Road, Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
13	A.M. Buhary	20	Single	407, Kaburadi Road, Kattankudy-2
14	A.L.M. Ismail	37	Married	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy
15	M.H. Aboobuker	42	Married	Old Post Office Lane, Kattankudy-4
16	M.M. Ismail	55	Married	Ollikkulam, Kattankudy
17	S.M. Faiz	18	Single	Ollikkulam, Kattankudy

LIST EIGHT

LIST OF PERSONS ABDUCTED AND PRESUMED

KILLED BY LTTE DURING JANUARY TO OCTOBER

1991

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	N.M. Azeez	22	Single	Fisheris Road, New Kattankudy-3
2	S.L. Nasar	19	Single	Zaviya Road, Kattankudy-1
3	A. Musthaffa	40	Married	62, Market Road, Kattankudy-1
4	M.I.M. Ismail	40	Married	55A, Kapal Alim Lane, Kattankudy-3
5	A.M. Sithy Safeera(Female)	30	Married	Abdul Majeed Alim Lane, Kattankudy-5
6	M.B. Amina Ummah(Female)	31	Married	Baduriya Road, New Kattankudy-1
7	M. Atham Lebbe	23	Single	Ibrahim Mowlavi Lane, Kattankudy-1
8	M.B.M. Nazeem	29	Married	Rizvi Nagar, Kattankudy-1
9	A.B. Jamaldeen	30	Married	Kapal Alim Lane, Kattankudy-3
10	M.H. Meera Mohideen	54	Married	Deen Road, Kattankudy-6
11	A.L.M. Ansar	24	Single	Nahaiyadi Lane, Kattankudy-6
12	M.M.M. Mansoor	26	Single	Old Road, Kattankudy-5
13	K.M. Nasurdeen	24	Single	Karbala Road, Kattankudy-6

LIST EIGHT-2

LIST OF LTTE CAR BOMB VICTIMS – 01.09.1991

ON THE BUSIEST SECTION OF THE MAIN ROAD,

KATTANKUDY

	Name	Age	Civil Status	address
1	M.A. Abdeen	24	Single	Old Road, Kattankudy-4
2	M.T. Saiyad Ahmed	55	Married	Kaburadi Road, Kattankudy-2
3	A.M. Halleemdeen	19	Single	Vatathaniya, Kandy
4	V. Omer Lebbe	40	Married	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
5	U.L. Aysha(Female)	9	Single	North Boundary Road, Kattankudy-1
6	Abdul Razak Rafeek	19	Single	Ibrahim Manzil Road, Kattankudy-1
7	U.L. Junaith	39	Married	Mampulli Hajiyar Lane, Kattankudy-6
8	M.M.Cassim	54	Married	Bawa Lane, Kattankudy-3
9	M.T. Kachi Mohamed	55	Married	Old Road, Kattankudy-5

LIST NINE: ISOLATED CASES OF ABDUCTED BY

MILITANCS

	Name	Age	Civil Status	Abducted in	Address
1	P.M. Abdul Gafoor	31	Married	1983	Odaviar Lane, Kattankudy-4
2	M.C. Sayath Ibrahim	28	Married	1984	Kankayanodai, Kattankudy
3	A.M. Mohamed Shafeek	26	Married	1981	Puthiya Palamunai,
4	K.M. Anas Mohideen	17	Single	1991	Koddamunai, Batticaloa
5	A.L.M. Ismail	19	Single	1991	Moor Road, Koddamunai, Batticaloa
6	S. Alaffdeen	27	Married	1985	Muslim Kolany, Batticaloa
7	U.M. Jabbar	64	Married	1990	Muslim Kolany, Batticaloa
8	U.H. Hayth Mohamed	17	Single	1985	Muslim Kolany, B’caloa
9	M.H.M. Eqbal	42	Married	1991	Old Road, Kattankudy-1
10	M.S.M. Sulthan	54	Married	1991	Div.No.6, Kattankudy

SUMMARY: LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES AT A

GLANCE

YEAR	NUMBER OF LIVES LOST	VALUE OF PROPERTIES LOST
1985	20	Rs.50M. (People’ Bank robbery included)
1986	10	Rs. 7M.
1987/88	85	Rs. 25M.
1989	10	Rs. 23M
1990	222	Rs. 46M
1991 up to Oct.	22	Rs. 12M

Isolated cases of abductions 10

NUMBER OF LIVES LOST 379

VALUE OF PROPERTIES LOST Rs.163M.

NOTE: Thid figure does not include ransom money extorted from Muslim millers and traders and taxes imposed on them under various pretext. These monies will run into many more millions of Rupees.

EXCERPT FROM THE REPORT OF JAFFNA

UNIVERSITY TEACHERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND

OTHER RELEVANT PRESS CLIPPINGS

UNIVERSITY TEACHERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (JAFFNA) REPORT NO-7

THE CLASH OF IDEOLOGIES AND THE CONTINUING TRAGEDY IN THE BATTICALOA & AMPARAI DISTRICTS

RELEASED: 8TH MAY 1991

UTHR (JAFFNA), UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA, THIRUNELVELY,

JAFFNA, SRI LANKA.

____________________________________________________________________

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2.5 Kattankudy

During the IPKF presence, the LTTE had good relations with the Muslims of Kattankudy, where they used to take shelter. When the LTTE assumed control in December 1989, the LTTE was said to be extremely well behaved during the first two weeks. Hopes were then very high. But from then on things gradually soured below the surface. The high taxes demanded by the LTTE placed the population which largely depended on trade under strain. The LTTE began taking a repressive approach to any form of independent Muslim activity. There were small incidents of acts against LTTE supporters and subsequent reprisals.

But the local leadership represented by the Federation of Mosques and Muslim institution (FMMI) took a pragmatic approach to the LTTE and constantly intervened to smoothen out matters. The FMMI was under considerable pressure from young activists who felt that it was a disgrace to palaver the LTTE unless it was prepared to respect Muslims and recognise their right to some autonomy. The FMMI together with other Muslim leaders constantly put friendly pressure on the LTTE to make such a commitment. At one point, in cracking down on all independent forms of Muslim expression, the LTTE banned the FMMI.

When Yogi visited the East subsequently, the local leaders explained to him the tense situation created by the banning of the FMMI. They told him that they had no wish to defy the LTTE and that they could carry on as before if Yogi officially lifted the ban imposed by the LTTE. This was done by Yogi. But Yogi also maintained a silence on other Muslim demands. However, normal relations continued. Newton, Karikalan, David and Ranjith Appa were among the LTTE leaders maintaining frequent, friendly contact with the Kattankudy elders.

The June War: With the beginning of the June War, the importance of Kattankudy to the residents of Batticaloa District increased with the direct routes leading out of the district becoming closed, the Tamil traders and lorries unable to go out. Kattankudy traders who were able to fetch goods from Kalmunai became the source of food for the entire district. People from outside regularly flocked into Kattankudy to purchase food items.

Jinnah Hadjiaar was a mill owner living near the Manjanthoduwa border, who knew Ranjith Appa. After the outbreak of war, Hadjiaar had innocently told Ranjith Appa, “you must look after the People of Kattankudy and see that they come to no harm.” They general tendency in Kattankudy even at that time was to rationalise the massacre of Muslim policement at Rufus Kulam, together with their Sinhalese colleagues.

The residents of Kattankudy were taken by surprise, when the LTTE came into the village on 26th June, imposed a curfew, stood on both sides of the road and proceeded to loot the shops. One person who came out unawares was killed. The looting was part of a pattern everywhere in the district, including several Tamil villages. 93 shops were looted. What offended the Muslims most was that 3 shops adjoining a Mosque and maintained in support of the Mosque, were burnt. The Mosque itself was saved by the people dousing the fire after the LTTE had left. This spate of looting left residents of the district with almost no access to food.

The local leaders had maintained friendly relations with officials in the Roman Catholic Church, to whom they made representations. Within a week of the looting, LTTE leaders Newton and Ranjith Appa came to village, had a meeting with 15 elders and conveyed their apologies for the ‘mistake’. They gave assurance of the LTTE’s future good behavior.

While the Muslims remained hopeful, another blow came on 12th July when the LTTE massacred at least 68 Muslims at Kurukkalmadam, 3 miles south of Kattankudy. (See next section for report). Though these persons killed were from Kattankudy, there was then, still a tendency to find reasons for the incident. There was a story around that the LTTE had done it because a Muslim deserter from its ranks had led the army to its Kanjikudichcharu hideout.

The massacre of 3rd August: The massacre of 3rd August: (See UTHR (J) Nos. 4&5 for reports), finally persuaded the local people that there was no hope of accomodation with the LTTE. Like the one of 12th July, this too was totally unprovoked. The local leaders explained that the secretary, FMMI, issued a statement because there was a great deal of confusion about who was responsible. Among local residents itself there was a story that the army. Which was camped at the Araipatti and Navakudah ends of the main Road, was responsible. The leaders explained that they knew the LTTE and had seen who was responsible.

The Massacre of 3rd August: Just prior to the massacre, Ranjith Appa had gone to the house of Jinnah Hadjiaar and asked for his son-in-law. The son-in-law’s small son had said that he was in the bathroom. Since Ranjith Appa was a familiar visitor, there was no alarm. When the son-in-law came to meet Ranjith, he was shot dead in the sight of his wife and son. The party them proceeded to two Mosques and massacred over 120 persons at 8.30 p.m. The massacre took place at the time of Sujuth-prostration, the most sacred of moments.

The leaders admitted that there were subsequently isolated instances of mob violence against Tamils. But the FMMI did largely restore calm. Since the Muslims felt helpless, it was decided that they should accept the government’s offer to train home guards. One leader explained, “We did not want an extremist organisation starting here. So we decided that the FMMI would nominate persons for homeguard training. Whenever the government decides to settle the problem, let them take back the arms they issued. The problem is then off our hands.”

While homeguards may have been an expedient to restore calm, as elsewhere, they were of no use in defending the people, but were rather a nuisance to them, an easy target for the LTTE to boost their image, and a source of terror to sundry Tamils within their reach-particularly after an LTTE action. They became a part of the problem. In the sequel the LTTE killed Muslim stragglers. The homeguards responded in similar fashion. According to Muslim leaders 40 Muslim fishermen have been killed in several incidents. Following the killing of some Muslim fishermen last September, persons identified as Muslim homeguards abducted 17 Tamils and murdered then on the sea shore. This happened about 19th September, leading to outcry to ban homeguards.

In the process the boundary areas between Kattankudy and the neighbouring Tamil villages became deserted. Muslims had to abandon the surrounding villages of Palamunai(800 families). Siharam, Ollikulam, Keechchanpallam, Kankeyan Odai and Manmunai (south of Kattankudy). Some of the residents of Palamunai and Kankdyan Odai have now gone back. The rest of the villages are completely deserted. Kattankudy now had a population of 40,000 confined to on square mile-amongst the world’s highest population densities.

Muslim stragglers trying to make a living by fetching fire wood or by doing small business on bicycles continued to be picked off by the LTTE. In one incident 8 Muslims are said to have been killed near Kallady, on the way to Batticaloa.

In another incident during the first week of December, two Muslim women of ages 65 and 55 went two young boys in two bullock carts with drivers, to fetch things from their abandoned house in Ollikulam. All six were killed. A small boy of 8 is said to have been killed when his grandmother when his grandmother tried to hide him in the sari. Only 4 bodies were recovered.

The presents one elder said that he was not angry, but felt broken hearted about Tamil responsibility for the entire tragedy.

Kattankudy which depends heavily on trade has been hard hit by its confinement. 6000 acres of paddy land in Paduvankarai across the lagoon, belonging to its residents, have been abandoned for 5 year. They have also lost access to their coconut estates situated in Tamil areas.

Bishop Kingsley Swamipillai of the Roman Catholic Church gave the following anecdote to explain how Tamils tend to under estimate the difficulties and anxieties of Muslims. At a peace meeting last year Tamils complained how they have spend Rs.50/- to go from Batticaloa to Araipattai because they cannot go through Kattankudy. They have to cross the lagoon, bypass Kattankudy on the other side, and cross the lagoon again. “We have to spend rs.500/- to go Valaichnai, because we cannot go through Batticaloa,” replied the Muslims, “We have to go to Kalmunai and then to Valaichenai via Ampari and Maha Oya.” The Bishop added that this was an eye opener to many Tamils.

Among the handful of Muslim students attending Eastern University is one young boy offering Mathematics, acknowledged as brilliant by his teachers. His future is as bleak as that of many of his Tamil counterparts. He comes by van from Kattankudy. Gets down just after Kallady bridge, follows classes at the university’s Uthaya Motors premises, and returns without loitering in Batticaloa. His opportunities for further studies are remote.

It is evident that the Muslims are as anxious as Tamils to restore normal relations. The trend of current politics on the part of both the government and the LTTE would be to keep the communities divided.

At the level of NGO’s there appears to be little communication between those working among Tamils and those serving Muslims. While the former are largely funded from the West, the latter receive funds from Muslim sources. If there is better communication and a pooling of resources at that level, it would also help to bring some thaw at ground level. It is often the case that the NGO’s serving Tamils are often subject to stories about the villainy of Muslims, and receive little information of the difficulties faced by them. This has added to the process leading to a feeling of isolation felt by the Muslim community.

2.6 Kurukkal Madam / Kattankudy

On the way from Batticaloa to Kalmunai, there is a village every two or three miles and each has peculiar traditions of its own. Kurukkal Madam lies just south of Araipattai. It is a village where both aspiration and attainment in the field of education are high and many of its present and former inhabitants are in government service or in the professions. The admission figures from the village to the Eastern University are said to be very creditable. As the name suggests, the level of Hindu piety is also high in the village. The militant tradition in the village is said to be low in comparison with the neighbouring villages of Ambalanthurai, Kirankulam and Chettipalayam. About 11 of its members were in the PLOTE and TELO. After the LTTE decimated other groups in 1986, nearly all these persons left the East. Subsequently almost no one from the village joned the LTTE, and thus it experienced little trouble from the forces that came. Understandably, some suspicion and ill-feeling was directed towards Kurukkal Madam from neighbouring villages.

The Massacre of Muslims: Following the end of the first week of July, a convoy of Kattankudy resident Muslims was proceeding thither, from Colombo, via Kalmunai. In the convoy were also lorries carrying a large quantity of goods. The convoy was stopped in Kurukkal Madam by the local LTTE group led by Mani-a somwhat notorious figure. The captives were herded into a single houses. A witness put their number at 60 to 80. It was widely understood that the initial motive was robbery

How the decision to massacre was taken appears a little involved. A number of refugees from Karaitivu, Kalmunai and Pandiruppu were present at Kurukkal Madam. Muslim informers and helpers were associated in their minds with the widespread atrocities of the Sri Lankan forces. In terms of support and recruitment, however irresponsible, the LTTE had some populist advantage to be gained in the bloody assuaging of anti-Muslim feelings. But it is unlikely that a local leader would have taken such a decision upon himself, since there was apparently no clear line at that time about muslim civilians. Muslim sources in Kattankudy name a senior LTTE leader in the Batticaloa hierarchy as having given the order to kill. The Muslim civilians were later taken out and reportedly killed nearby. Witnesses saw old women and children among the victims. Among the motives suspected by residents is that of putting them into trouble when the army arrived. It was by then clear from what had happened elsewhere that the LTTE had no intention of stopping the army.

Those in Kurukkalmadam left in fear. Many left as refugees wading across water to Ambalanthurai. Several of them came back a few days later.

The army arrives: When the army arrived a few days late, a young man was in his house with his parents. A cyclist on the road, on seeing the army left the bicycle on the road and ran away. The army came into the house and took the young man and put him into a tractor containing six young boys with hands tied and eyes blindfolded, brought from Chettipalayam. The young man’s parents went up and pleaded. The mother was beaten. An officer who came behind released the young man. Later six bodies were found burnt, placed radially around a tyre. The army had also done its usual looting of TV sets and watches.

The local residents had further instances of the Tigers wanting to put them into trouble. On one occasion, a Tiger was standing near a house containing civilians while a patrol was coming, ready to run away. On another occasion a landmine was placed opposite the post office, then containing refugees.

STATISTICS OF INNOCENT MUSLIM PEOPLE OF

KATTANKUDY AND ITS SATELLITE VILLAGES WHO

WERE SUBJECTED TO OUTRIGHT MURDER AND

ABDUCTION AND PRESUMABLY BY ABDUCTION BY

TAMIL TERRORISTS SINCE THE EMERGENCE OF

SEPARATISM IN SRI LANKA

Year	Subjected to outright Murder	Abducted and presumed killed	Missing by Abduction	Place
1985		20		Nawatkuda, Batticaloa
1986		04		Valayaravu, Batticaloa
	06*			At Residences, Kattankudy
30.12.87- 08.01.88		85		Nawatkuda, Batticaloa and at other Tamil Villages
1989		10		At different Tamil Villages
1990		128**		Kurukkalmadam – 72 At different Tamil villages – 56
	105			At two mosques in Kattankudy-104 At Main Road Kattankudy-01
1991	10			Kumburumoolai – 01 Car Bomb, Kattankudy – 09
		13***		At different Tamil villages
			05	Kalliankadu, Batticaloa – 02 Vantarumoolai – 01 Kolokkanaveli – 01 Mandativu – 01
upto May 1992	15			Bicycle Bomb, Kattankudy – 13 Bomb at a Hotel, Batticaloa – 01
			01	Forth Mile Post
Total	136	260	06

* The figure includes one woman in advance pregnancy and a child of 3 years

** The figure includes 3 women, 2 of them older

*** The figure includes 22 Male children between the ages of 06 and 14

**** The figure includes 2 young women