Lt. Junaidin (Johnson), the first Muslim hero of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Maveeran Lt. Janaideen
The first Muslim hero of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is Lt. Junaideen (Johnson)!
Muslims played a significant role in the Tamil Eelam Liberation struggle.
Lt. Junaideen was involved in all attacks against pro-government figures. He decided to make his future contribution through the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) , but he was unable to continue operating due to police action against his group.
Lt. Junaideen trained with Ponnamman and Bulendran at the LTTE’s third training camp in India. During this time, he was nicknamed Johnson. He often displayed his individual talents at the camp, and he was also involved in the field of painting.
His personal interest in fighting for this armed struggle group and fighting for ethnic liberation was satistfied when he met and talked with Prabhakaran. Lt. Junaideen proclaimed Prabhakaran as the rightful leader. As an tamil muslim, he believed that the natives of this land should belong to tamils and that the Tamil language should be the predmoniant language here.
After leaving the training camp, he was sent to Jaffna where Lt. Junaideen (Johnson) observed an ongoing investigation.
He was summoned to the then Batticaloa leadership whom was being investigating and famously said, “They are also victims. We should not act in favor of one side. The pain and suffering of the victims should be the same for everyone.”
These sober words were accepted, and he prioritized the unity of the two races in a tense situation. He had to face the police on 07/05/1985 where he was then shot and murdered.
During the ceasefire, Junaideen and his comrade Joseph were arrested by the police on their way from Karadiyanaru to Ayithiyamalai and sent to the Panagoda army camp.
Junaideen and Joseph then needed to flee as they believed the ongoing torture would continue and adverse conditions would ensue should they be inactive. On 30/11/1985, Junaideen and Joseph were shot and killed while fleeing. Junaideen made history as the first Muslim hero to be martyred in the Tamil Eelam liberation struggle.
‘Born 22/8/1963 as Junaideen and died as Johnson 30/11/1985 Veerachavu’
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