JAFANA, Sri Lanka: It has been 36 years since the Indian military carried out a horrifying massacre at a hospital in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka on October 21, 1987.
According to eyewitness accounts cited by Tamil Guardian, the Indian troops conducted the massacre within the hospital premises under a plan, resulting in the tragic deaths of 47 innocent Tamil patients and 21 doctors, all of whom ruthlessly killed.
The Sri Lankan government, in 2008, officially tagged the ‘Jaffna Massacre’ as a grave crime against humanity.
Prior to this event, in 1987, the Indian military had been involved in similar incidents such as the killing of 64 civilians in Welikada, 40 in Chavakachcheri in 1988, and more than 40 innocents in Kokkuvil in 1989.
The Tamil community, in response to these brutal actions, tagged the Indian Peace Keeping Force as the “Indian People Killing Force.”
These actions ignited a wave of anger, leading the Tamil people to seek revenge and ultimately compelling the Indian military to leave the country.
In 1991, the individual who made an attempt on Rajiv Gandhi’s life was Kalaivani Rajaratnam, who was of Tamil descent and had been ganged raped by Indian military, according to a Tamil Guardian report.
The newspaper also reported that the Indian military’s involvement in Sri Lanka resulted in severe human rights violations, including incidents of looting, massacres, and various social injustices, leaving a lasting scar on their reputation.
