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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDie beiden Fahrzeuge befanden sich in der N\u00e4he der \"Kulanthai Yesu\"-Kapelle (\"Christkind\") in Ambaikulam, als sich die Claymore-Explosion gegen 12:25 Uhr ereignete. Der Angriff, der von der LRRP durchgef\u00fchrt wurde, ereignete sich zwischen Vavunikulam und Vannivilaankulam in Ambaikulam.
Das Ziel war das abgeschleppte Fahrzeug am Heck und nicht das Zugfahrzeug vorne. Die LRRP, die die Claymore ausl\u00f6sten, waren in ihrer Zielsetzung sehr klar. Sowohl der Geistliche als auch der Laie im wei\u00dfen Fahrzeug wurden verletzt. Beide wurden ins Krankenhaus von Kilinochchi gebracht, aber Pfarrer Karunaratnam wurde bei der Einlieferung f\u00fcr tot erkl\u00e4rt. Der Laienhelfer, der schwere Verletzungen erlitten hatte, wurde in Kilinochchi intensivmedizinisch versorgt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die sterblichen \u00dcberreste von Pfarrer Karunaratnam wurden in die St. Theresia-Kirche in Kilinochchi gebracht. Tausende von Menschen, sowohl Christen als auch Saivaiten, erwiesen ihm die letzte Ehre. In einigen Teilen von Yaalppanam wurden Plakate und schwarze Fahnen zum Gedenken an \"Kili Father\" und aus Protest gegen die Ermordung aufgestellt. Die Beerdigung fand am 22. April 2008 statt. Nationaler F\u00fchrer Hon. Prabhakaran verlieh Pfarrer Karunaratnam posthum die Auszeichnung \"Maamanithar\" (Gro\u00dfer Mensch). Xavier Karunaratnam war schon w\u00e4hrend seiner Studienzeit ein tamilischer Nationalist. Er engagierte sich in der Jugendorganisation \"Ilaingar Peravai\" der Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) und in der Studentenorganisation \"Maanavar Peravai\". Bei den Parlamentswahlen 1977 engagierte sich Karunaratnam aktiv f\u00fcr die TULF und hielt viele Wahlveranstaltungen im Wahlbezirk Udupiddy ab. Sein Geburtsort Karaveddy lag im Wahlbezirk Udupiddy. Karunaratnam hatte eine spirituelle Ader in sich. Es war ihm immer ein Anliegen, den Menschen zu dienen. Mitte der achtziger Jahre sp\u00fcrte Xavier Karunaratnam, dass er von Gott \"gerufen\" wurde. Er folgte dem Ruf und gab seine Bankkarriere auf. Im Jahr 1989 wurde er im Alter von 38 Jahren zum Priester geweiht. Kilivaathi wurde nun als Kilifather bekannt. Pater Karunaratnams tamilischer Nationalismus blieb ihm erhalten. Der n\u00e4chste Schritt war die Unterst\u00fctzung der Befreiungsbewegung der Eelamtamilen. F\u00fcr diejenigen mit dieser Einstellung waren die LTT die einzigen, die den bewaffneten Kampf f\u00fcr Tamileelam fortsetzten. Er arbeitete auch als Korrespondent f\u00fcr den Radiodienst \"Veritas\" der katholischen Kirche in Manila. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NESOHR <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nach dem Waffenstillstand von 2002 gr\u00fcndete Pater Karunaratnam zusammen mit einigen anderen das Nordost-Sekretariat f\u00fcr Menschenrechte (NESOHR). Langstrecken-Aufkl\u00e4rungspatrouille<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Die Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Sri Lankas war auf Singhalesisch als \"Digu Dura Vihidum Balakaya\" und auf Tamilisch als \"Aazha Ooduruvi thaakkum Padaiyani\" bekannt. Sie wurde auch als Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) und \"Mahasonon\"-Brigade der Armee bezeichnet. Die LRRP war im Grunde eine spezialisierte milit\u00e4rische Geheimdiensteinheit, die f\u00fcr Black Ops eingesetzt wurde. Eine schwarze Operation ist eine verdeckte oder geheime Operation einer Regierungsbeh\u00f6rde, einer Milit\u00e4reinheit oder einer paramilit\u00e4rischen Organisation. Eine schwarze Operation zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass sie geheim ist und nicht auf die Organisation zur\u00fcckgef\u00fchrt werden kann, die sie durchf\u00fchrt. Der Einsatz spezialisierter milit\u00e4rischer Geheimdiensteinheiten zur Ermordung des Feindes wurde von verschiedenen Staaten und Armeen in unterschiedlichen Situationen praktiziert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The genocidal war on Eelamtamils has resulted in a large number of killings and disappearances. Among these victims were several Catholic priests. Fr. Mary Bastian, Fr. Wenceslaus, Fr. Chandra Fernando, Fr. Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith and Fr. Xavier Karunaratnam had been killed by Srilankan army. Others like Fr. Herbiet, Fr. Selvarajah and Fr. Jim Brown had been made to enforced disappeared. As mentioned earlier one of the Catholic priests killed in the genocidal war, was Fr. Xavier Karunaratnam known popularly as\u201cKili Father.” Kili Father\u201d Karunaratnam at the time of his death was attached to the \u201cOur Lady of Good Health\u201d (Aarokkiyamaathaa) Church at the agrarian village of Vavunikulam in the northern mainland known as the Wanni. He also ran a meditation and counselling centre in the Vavunikulam area. This centre provided counselling and psychological care to numerous Eelamtamils affected by the genocidal war. On Sunday 20 April 2008 the 57-year-old Kilifather had gone to Mankulam to help conduct the morning mass. Thereafter he proceeded to Mallaavi to attend a special memorial meeting. The meeting was to commemorate former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Kittinan Sivanesan on the 45th day after his death. The Great human being Sivanesan was also killed by the deep penetration unit of Srilankan army in the Mannankulam area. While returning from Mallavi, Fr. Karunaratnam\u2019s vehicle developed engine trouble and broken down at Vannivilaankulam. It was then tied to another vehicle with a thick rope and towed along. Fr. Karunaratnam sat in the driving seat of the double cab with his hands on the steering vehicle to help keep the towed vehicle steady. Another Catholic layman helper was also in the vehicle proceeding along the Mallaavi-Vavunikulam road. Apparently Fr. Karunaratnam was keen on returning to Vavunikulam for lunch. The two vehicles were at a point near the \u201cKulanthai Yesu\u201d (Infant Jesus) chapel at Ambaikulam when the claymore explosion occurred at about 12:25 p.m. The attack which carried out by LRRP happened between Vavunikulam and Vannivilaankulam at Ambaikulam. It was the towed vehicle at the rear and not the towing vehicle at front that was the target. The LRRP triggered off the claymore were very clear in their objective. Both the clergyman and layman in the white vehicle were injured. Both were taken to Kilinochchi hospital but Fr. Karunaratnam was pronounced dead upon admission. The layman helper who sustained serious injuries received intensive care at Kilinochchi. The remains of Fr. Karunaratnam was taken to St. Theresa\u2019s Church in Kilinochchi. Thousands of people both Christian and Saivaite paid their respects. Posters and black flags have also come up in some parts of Yaalppanam in respect of \u201cKili Father\u201d and also in protest over the assassination. The funeral was held on 22 April 2008. National leader Hon. Prabhakaran bestowed the \u201cMaamanithar\u201d(Great human being ) posthumous honour upon Fr. Karunaratnam. Fr. Karunaratnam had become well-known as a human rights activist. He was one of the founders of an organisation known as the North-East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR) and was its chairperson at the time of his death. The NESOHR focussed on the human rights violations perpetrated on Eelamtamils by Srilankan state, para-military. The NESOHR also recorded the genocidal war on Eelamtamils. It was widely known that Kili Father was the livewire of the NESOHR. Xavier Karunaratnam was an Tamil nationalist from his student days. He was involved with the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) youth wing \u201cIlaingar Peravai\u201d and student wing \u201cMaanavar Peravai\u201d. In the 1977 general elections Karunaratnam was actively involved with the TULF addressing many election meetings in the Udupiddy electorate. His native place Karaveddy was in the Udupiddy electorate. The 1977 elections was a watershed in Tamil politics as the TULF contested on a platform of secession and claimed that electoral success would be a mandate for Tamileelam. The TULF won 18 of 19 Tamil electorates in Tamileelam. The TULF victory in Udupiddy was historic. TULF supporters like Karunaratnam immersed themselves in the campaign. Karunaratnam was then teaching English at the Newton Tutorial College in Nelliaddy. He was a popular teacher. Karunaratnam had a spiritual streak in him. He was always concerned about serving the people. It was in the mid-eighties that Xavier Karunaratnam began feeling that he was being \u201ccalled\u201d by God. He responded to the call and abandoned his banking career. He was ordained as a priest at the age of 38 in 1989. Kilivaathi now became known as Kilifather. Fr. Karunaratnam\u2019s Tamil nationalism remained with him. The next step was that of supporting the Liberation movement of Eelamtamils. To those of this mindset and mood the LTT were the only ones continuing with the armed struggle to achieve Tamileelam. He also functioned as a correspondent of the Catholic Church Radio service \u201cVeritas\u201d based in Manila. NESOHR After the ceasefire of 2002 Fr. Karunaratnam along with some others founded the North-East Secretariat on Human Rights called NESOHR.Fr. Karunaratnam returned to Jaffna in 2002. The NESOHR compiled records about the genocide, human rights violations and atrocities against the Eelamtamils by the Srilakan state. Fr. Karunaratnam also met with many diplomats, human rights activists, NGO personnel and media representatives. Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Sri Lanka\u2019s Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) was known in Sinhala as the \u201cDigu Dura Vihidum Balakaya\u201d and in Tamil as the \u201cAazha Ooduruvi thaakkum Padaiyani\u201d. It was also called the Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) and \u201cMahasonon\u201d Brigade of the Army. The LRRP was basically a specialized military intelligence unit utilized for black ops. A black operation or black op is a covert or clandestine operation by a government agency, a military unit or a paramilitary organization. Key features of a black operation are that it is secret and is not attributable to the organization carrying it out. 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Pfarrer Karunaratnam war als Menschenrechtsaktivist bekannt geworden. Er war einer der Gr\u00fcnder der Organisation North-East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR) und war zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes ihr Vorsitzender. Das NESOHR konzentrierte sich auf die Menschenrechtsverletzungen, die der srilankische Staat und das Paramilit\u00e4r an den Eelamtamilen ver\u00fcbten. Die NESOHR dokumentierte auch den v\u00f6lkerm\u00f6rderischen Krieg gegen die Eelamtamilen. Es war allgemein bekannt, dass Kili Pfarrer die treibende Kraft der NESOHR war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/30sec2remember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-20240419-WA0002.jpg\")
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Die Wahlen von 1977 stellten einen Wendepunkt in der tamilischen Politik dar, da die TULF mit der Forderung nach Abspaltung antrat und behauptete, ein Wahlerfolg w\u00e4re ein Mandat f\u00fcr Tamileelam. Die TULF gewann 18 der 19 tamilischen Wahlkreise in Tamileelam. Der Sieg der TULF in Udupiddy war historisch. TULF-Anh\u00e4nger wie Karunaratnam beteiligten sich intensiv an der Kampagne. Karunaratnam war damals Englischlehrer am Newton Tutorial College in Nelliaddy. Er war ein beliebter Lehrer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/30sec2remember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HR1028_03_47231_435-1.jpg\")
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Pfarrer Karunaratnam kehrte im Jahr 2002 nach Jaffna zur\u00fcck. Das NESOHR sammelte Aufzeichnungen \u00fcber den V\u00f6lkermord, die Menschenrechtsverletzungen und die Gr\u00e4ueltaten gegen die Eelamtamilen durch den Staat Srilakan. Pfarrer Karunaratnam traf auch mit zahlreichen Diplomaten, Menschenrechtsaktivisten, NRO-Mitarbeitern und Medienvertretern zusammen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/30sec2remember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wpe4wi4dv2i61.jpg\")
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