The heroic historical memories of Pulikutty
The heroic historical memories of Pulikutty
Fighter Pulikutty
Kanthaiya Suryakumar
Mattunadu, Poonagari, Kilinochchi
Birth: 01.01.1975
Death: 15.10.1999
Event: Became maveeran in the battle against the “Watteset 1” operation forces advancing towards Ambagamam, Mullaithivu.
The enemy, who had penetrated the heart of the Vanni, had attacked Manalaru, Oddusuttan. They had spread everywhere like Mangulam, Nettangandal, and Mannar. A vast area of the Vanni was occupied by the enemy. At that time, the enemy could break through our guard line, which stretched for several kilometers and curved, and advance at any point. Only a few months ago, the enemy’s major offensive, ‘Ranakhosa-05’ operation, was thwarted. Now there was an expectation that the army could move north of the Karipattamurippu through the Ambagamam area.
In the early morning of 15.10.1999, the Sinhalese ‘Water Shed’ military operation began by breaking the temporary guard post set up by the LTTE forces. The soldiers began the fierce battle with great anticipation.
The field environment that day was very critical. A large part of our limited combat teams was engaged in training and preparation for the ‘Oyatha Alaigal – 03’ operation. The enemy’s movement was ready. It had to be defeated. Therefore, a limited number of teams were fielded. The Ambagamam forest was shaking with artillery shells. Selected teams went into the breakthrough. The LTTE began to fight, drenched in the incessant artillery rain.
A fighter named Pulikutty was not only new to the Charles Anthony Regiment but also to the struggle. He was one of the five-man breakthrough team. The objective they had to achieve in that day’s fighting was a tough one. They had to recapture a key position that the army had penetrated. All the teams that had advanced to the position, which was already in enemy hands, had already been destroyed by the fierce resistance of the enemy. Only the remaining ones had to hold the position now.
With only twenty meters to go to reach their target, there were only two people in their team. An enemy machine gun was continuously firing at them. Only by capturing that position would they be able to make any significant progress.
The battlefield was terrifying, and the battlefield was brutal, almost all the teams had been defeated by the enemy. Only two of them were left in the remaining team. The order came to them to retreat.
But their guns were still rattling. The two fighters continued to advance. The enemy was fierce in his resistance.
‘”Hey, I am wounded.”
The last of his comrades, also fell, hit by the enemy’s bullets. His voice, which sounded painful, was filled with helplessness at not being able to continue advancing with his comrade.
“No problem, I’m a lone fighter.”
Through the scattered shells, the young fighter continued to advance.
Despite the repeated orders to retreat, his furious progress was relentless. His anger at the invader of his land and the urge to somehow defeat the enemy drove him forward on the battlefield. If the forest had a mouth, he would have personally saluted his bravery.
Those moments of battle are incomprehensible to ordinary people. They are beyond description. Advancing alone, amidst the fierce resistance of the enemy and the relentless shelling, is not something that everyone can achieve on the battlefield.
In the end, he fell with only five meters left to destroy the enemy positions. The proud hero did not return.
If he had been alive, he would have been punished for going alone against orders. But his commander was proud of his bravery, which could not be questioned today. The words he said to his comrade with determination finally ring in our ears.
“No problem, I’m going alone.”
(Translation by Tamilpriya)
The heroic historical memories of Pulikutty
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