15th year anniversary of the Sencholai Massacre - (14.08.2006)

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Sencholai Massacre. On 14.08.2006 at ‘Sencholai’ located in Vallipunam, Mullaithivu District, 53 female students were massacred during a bomb blast attack by the Sri Lankan Air Force.

We offer hour tearful tribute to those children and the general public.

Mullaithivu, Vallipunam: Sencholai Massacre – 14th of August 2006

Days prior on the 10th of August 2006, First Aid Training Course was held at Sencholai located in Vallipunam, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaithivu, providing first response training to upper level students from Killinochchi and Mullaithivu Districts.

Following the training as students continued about their day, 4 KFir aircrafts belonging to Sri Lankan Air Force carried out indiscriminate air attacks on Sencholai on the 14th of August 2006 at 7:30 AM. In this attack killed 54 persons, including 52 students and 2 staff members. 130 students were seriously injured and several students sustained minor injuries. Of these injured students, three has to have their legs amputated and one student lost an eye.

Three more students were sent to Kandy Hospital from Mullaithivu Hospital for additional treatment. Upon their arrival these three students were arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Department. The three students were released after being detained and were brought to Vavuniya Hospital to be subsequently released to their homes in Vanni. One of the three students injured students died in Vavuniya following their release. The other two students were immediately taken back to Kandy Hospital. After a few months the status of the children became unknown and only their parents were able to visit them at a predetermined location and know where they were staying. The two students were detained for almost two years without any charges, an unexplainable situation for the parents.

Details of Students Killed in Sencholai Bombing:
01. Muthiah Indira
02. Murugaiah Aruchelvi
03. Sivamoothy Karthiga
04. Santhanam Sathiyakala
05. Kanagalingam Nirupa
06. Kanagalingam Nirusha
07. Navaratnam Santhakumari
08. Nagalingam Kokila
09. Shanmukarasa Kaventhini
10. Balakrishnan Mathini
11. Sivamahajeyam Kokila
12. Vivekananda Darshayini
13. Shanthakumar Sukirtha
14. Uthayakumaran Gowshika
15. Nallapillai Ninthuja
16. Veerasingam Rajitha
17. Thambirasa Laxciya
18. Mahalingam Vencithula
19. Thuraisingam Thudharshini
20. Kubendrachelam Likitha
21. Varatharaja Mangaleswary
22. Rasendrachelvam Mahilvathani
23. Nilayanar Nivaakini
24. Tamilvasan Nivethika
25. Sundaram Anoja
26. Puvanasekaram Puvaneswary
27. Thevarasa Sharmini
28. Sivanantharasa Thiviya
29. Thambimuthu Thayalini
30. Tambirasa Sukanthini
31. Sivasubramaniyam Vatsalamari
32. Thanabalasingam Pakiraji
33. Thanigalsam Thanusha
34. Pathmanathan Kalaipriya
35. Markpillai Kelen Sutayini
36. Rajamohan Kamsana
37. Mahalingam Vasantharani
38. Giritharan Thayani
39. Thuraisingam Thisany
40. Vairamuthu Kiruthika
41. Santhiramohan Nivethika
42. Nagalingam Theepa
43. Thambirasa Theepa
44. Tirunavakkarasu Niranjula
45. Ravindararasa Ramya
46. Kanapathipillai Nanthini
47. Vijayapavan Sindhuka
48. Naguleswaran Nishanthini
49. Tharmakulasingam Kemala
50. Arulambalam Yasothini
51. Selvam Nirojini

Details of Staff Killed in Sencholai Bombing:
01. Santhirasekaran Vijayakumari
02. Solomon Singarasa

Details of Students Injured in Sencholai Bombing:
01. Nagalingam Ushanthini
02. Sathasivam Priyadharsini
03. Raveendran Priyadharsini
04. Arumugam Thayalini
05. Kulendran Suhitha
06. Nadarasa Srividhya
07. S. Mathusuthan
08. Gunanathan Jasithevi
09. Sivaneswaran Naguleswary
10. Murugesu Indravathana
11. Kugendran Ajitha
12. Vellirupan Dushanthini
13. Sundarampillai Kajenthini
14. Selvanandan Jancy
15. Nirmalakumar Nishanthy
16. Nadarasa Kinthuja
17. Mahendram Sharmila
18. Shanmugarasa Thanusha
19. Vetrivel Sutharshini
20. Ravithasan Sinthuja
21. Suriyakumar Shiyamini
22. Poopalasingham Vijintha
23. Murugan Gowsi
24. Gnansekaram Niruja
25. Mahalingam Gopika
26. Balendrarasa Sutharsini
27. Nadarasalingam Kavitha
28. Selvanayagam Amuthasini
29. Mahendrarasa Nirusha
30. Kathiresan Pramila
31. Pushpavathi
32. Arumuganathan Meghala
33. Ganeshalingam Kokila
34. Vijayasingam Nidharsini
35. Robert Yogarasa Thusyanthi
36. Selvaratnam Sharmila
37. Sivalingam Kamalarupini
38. Manikarasa Thayavili
39. Siriskumar vidhya
40. Rajendram Meenalojini
41. Thangavel Kalaichelvi
42. Jeevaratnam Kirubajini
43. Kalaichelvan Hema
44. Sinnarasa Sujeeva
45. Manikarasa Thayavili
46. Manikam Gomathy
47. Yogarasa Rekanthini
48. Balasingam Janika
49. Kanthasamy Gopika
50. Anthonypillai Vijitha
51. Manikkam Menaka
52. Kiddan Sulojini
53. Jeyakody Sangeetha
54. Ratnasingam Megala
55. Anantharasa Meghalaya
56. Ganesan Rupavathany
57. Anantharasa Thayani
58. Kanapathipillai Sujiva
59. Mahalingam Yalini
60. Arasakulasingam Laxana
61. Nagarasa Thanusha
62. Ganesh Rathika
63. Thirunavakkarasu Niranjini
64. Shanmugalingam Jesina
65. Thurairatnam Supathira
66. Mayilvakanam Pushpananthy
67. Mahalingam Yalini
68. Sivanantham Sinthuja
69. Yogarasa Shalini
70. Uthayakumar Piriya
71. Sivanupillai Sukanthini
72. Sabaratnam Soumeya
73. Navarathinasingam Anushiya
74. Velupillai Dharsana
75. Bernad Pirapalini
76. Arumugam Umamageswary
77. Vaiyapuri Yoganathevi
78. Ponniah Thushanthi
79. Yogalingam Vejiniya
80. Yogarasa Pirapajini
81. Rajenthiram Arulnayakathipa
82. Ashoksanthiran Janany
83. Vamadeva Janany
84. Selvarasa Sujitha
85. Anantharasa Ranjitha
86. Sivarasa Sayantha
87. Ganeshalingam Inthuja
88. Thevendrampillai Vidhya
89. Rasadurai Prasanna
90. Anantharasa Sukirtha
91. Jeyakody Kathika
92. Puviarasan Niruja
93. Mahesalingam Senthuja
94. Dharmarasa Dayarupini
95. Kumaravel Malini
96. Balasingham Sumithira
97. Thamilmuthu Thayalini
98. Nanthakumar Suba
99. Kailayapillai Kalaiselvi
100. Sri Kasthuri
101. Dharmapalan Tharsika
102. Suriyakumar Sinthuja
103. Sayini
104. Rajeswaran Srividhya
105. Ravisanthiran Saithiya