Schoolgirl Krishanthi was raped by a group of soldiers -07.09.1996
Tamil Schoolgirl Krishanthi was gang-rape and murdered by Sri Lankan military – 07.09.1996.
Today, we honour the memory of Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, a Tamil schoolgirl from Chundukuzhi Girls’ College, who was abducted, gang-raped and murdered by the occupying Sri Lankan military in Semmani, Yaalpaanam, in the heart of Tamil Eelam.
Not one, not two, but nine Sinhala soldiers and two police officers from Sri lanka, all part of the invading occupying forces, together brutally assaulted the Tamil schoolgirl Krishanthi, as revealed in a court statement by one of the invading soldiers from the same camp.
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While murdering the neighbor’s brother who came searching for Krishanthi, along with her mother and brother, they continued to brutally assault Krishanthi. At 10:00 PM, the brutal assault ended with Krishanthi’s mother, brother, and several others being mercilessly beaten to death by Sinhala soldiers. By 12:00 AM, they had completed their brutal assault and callously buried Krishanthi’s body, leaving no trace of her existence, in her shallow grave.
In Semmani, many families have faced devastation similar to Krishanthi’s, victims of ongoing military aggression and systematic attempts to eradicate Tamil presence through terror and brutality.
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History will not forgive those who turn a blind eye.
At 4:30 pm today, the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) commemorated the occasion near the Chemmani roundabout in Jaffna, with participation from party leader and MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, general secretary and MP Selvarasa Gajendran, propaganda secretary Natarajar Kandeepan, women’s wing leader Vasuki Sudakar, women’s wing secretary Kripa Kridharan, as well as many party members, activists, and members of the public. – Memorial addresses were given by Members of Parliament Selvarasa Gajendran, Natarajar Kandeepan, Vasuki Sudakar, and Mu-Eezhamathimmani.
On the 9th of July 1996, Tamil Eelam student Krishanthi Kumarasamy was brutally assaulted (gang-rape) & murdered by Sinhala soldiers & police officers. After her disappearance, her mother, half-brother, and a relative approached the police station controlled by Sinhala occupying forces for assistance, but instead, they were beaten, tortured, murdered, and buried in Semmani.
What Happened: A Detailed Account:
On the morning of her journey to school, Tamil student Krishanthi Kumaraswamy was intercepted by Sinhala occupying soldiers who blocked her path along Chemmani road. They aggressively pulled her from her two-wheeler and forced her inside a guardhouse under their control, marking the start of a horrific assault perpetuated by nine Sinhalese soldiers, who then went on to murder her family who came looking for her.
It is deeply disturbing that justice has still not been served for the brutal massacre of student Krishanthi Kumarasamy, who was raped and murdered under the Sinhala chauvinist regime led by Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. When Krishanti went missing, her mother, half-brother, and a relative were viciously beaten, tortured, and killed after seeking answers at the local police station-an institution controlled by the occupying Sri Lankan state. These acts of extreme violence against innocent Tamil civilians are not isolated but part of a wider, systematic campaign of terror. During this period, over 600 Tamil youths and girls were abducted, tortured, murdered, and buried in the same Chemmani area by the Sri Lankan occupying forces in collusion with the EPDP paramilitary group.
Yet, despite the scale and brutality of these crimes, no meaningful judicial investigation has ever been launched to hold any perpetrators accountable. This absence of justice is a direct consequence of the Sri Lanka occupation in Tamil Eelam, where crimes against children, women, and youth are committed with complete impunity.
Aftermath:
The occupying forces act as instruments of terror, destroying Tamil families and communities with calculated violence, while the international community turns a blind eye. Even more painful is the silence or detachment from many within the global Tamil diaspora, whose inaction or unawareness allows these atrocities to continue unchecked in their homeland.
The combined effect of occupation, impunity, and silence deepens the wounds of Tamil Eelam and denies the victims and their families the justice they deserve. – Without true independence and self-governance, there is no institutional safeguard against such crimes—no Tamil-led accountability, no protection under a Tamil judiciary, no assurance that these horrors will never recur.
Tamil Eelam Independence isn’t optional—it’s essential. Anything less is a betrayal of blood-soaked memory.
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