Kokuvil Hindu college massacre
24 October 1987
Unable to hold proper funeral and burial or cremation due to the prevailing situation the dead bodies were buried in the college playground.
Kokuvil village is situated in the Nallur Assistant Government Agent Division in the Jaffna district. The Kokuvil Hindu College is located towards the east of the Kokuvil junction on the KKS road, 4 Kms from Jaffna town. On 10.10 1987, during clashes between the Indian military and the LTTE, due to the Indian military aerial bombing and shelling, more than 1000 people from Kokuvil east and Annaikoddai were living at the Kokuvil Hindu college for 30 days. They flew a white flag at the entrance to the college. On 24.10.1987, the Indian military convoy that went past Kokuvil Hindu college, began shelling the artillery into the college. 26 people staying in one of the class rooms died on the spot. 14 more people died due to lack of adequate medical care. In total 40 people died due to this direct shelling into a refugee camp. Dean of the School Education, Prof Chandrasekaran, was also killed in this massacre. 80 people were injured. Unable to hold proper funeral and burial or cremation due to the prevailing situation the dead bodies were buried in the college playground.
22 November 2006
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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