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  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்+

உறவுகளே,

இந்தியக் கடற்படையின் அதிரடிப்படையால் (MARCOS) குருநகர் துறைமுகம்(?) தாக்கப்பட்டது, ஒக்டோபர் 21,1987.

இதன் போது என்னமாதிரியான அழிவுகள் ஏற்பட்டன? எத்தனை பேர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர்? ஏதேனும் படகுகள் தாக்கப்பட்டதா?

உண்மையில் அங்கு துறைமுகம் என்று சொல்லுமளவிற்கு கட்டுமானங்கள் ஏதேனும் இருந்ததா?

இதனால் ஏற்பட்ட பின்விளைவுகள் என்னென்ன?

வரலாற்றை ஆவணப்படுத்த உதவி செய்யுங்கள்.

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📌 What Happened on 21 October 1987?

On 21 October 1987, during Operation Pawan — the military campaign by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka — a special operation was carried out against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base at Gurunagar, in the Jaffna Peninsula. Wikipedia+1

Attack by Indian Navy MARCOS

  • The Indian Navy’s Marine Commandos (MARCOS — then known as Indian Marine Special Forces) were tasked with neutralizing LTTE’s small naval/boat assets and disrupting their supply routes to Jaffna. Wikipedia

  • A team of about 18 commandos led by Lt. Arvind Singh conducted an amphibious raid on LTTE positions at Gurunagar. They swam long distances and used small assault craft and floating rafts laden with explosives to approach their targets stealthily. Daily News Archives+1

  • The commandos rigged explosives on the jetty and on LTTE speedboats moored there and detonated them. They then disengaged and returned under fire without suffering casualties among their own team. Daily News Archives

📌 Important Clarification:
This was not a large-scale strike on a “major port infrastructure” — Gurunagar did not have a formal harbour with large concrete port buildings or shipping docks comparable to Colombo or Trincomalee. It was essentially a fishing and small-boat landing area/jetty used by LTTE marine elements and local fishermen, not a fully developed commercial port. Daily News Archives


📌 Were Ships or Civilian Boats Hit?

  • The primary targets were LTTE speedboats and small craft which were being used for logistic movement and potentially for attacks. These were destroyed as part of the demolition charges placed by the commandos. Daily News Archives
    No evidence exists in reliable military histories that large freight ships, civilian passenger vessels, or commercial port facilities were attacked in this operation.
    The operation was a military raid on LTTE assets, not a naval bombardment of port infrastructure.


📌 Casualties & Damage

  • Indian MARCOS — according to mainstream military histories — did not suffer casualties during this specific operation because the team withdrew successfully after detonating their charges. Wikipedia

  • There are no credible official records confirming that hundreds of Indian troops were killed in this particular strike — such figures (e.g., “600 killed”) appear only in unverified online sources and should not be treated as factual.

  • The LTTE’s naval assets at the beach/jetty were destroyed (speedboats and small craft), and the jetty structures sustained explosive damage.


📌 Context: Operation Pawan

This raid was part of a larger phase of fighting between IPKF and the LTTE:

📌 Operation Pawan (11–25 October 1987) was the Indian Peace Keeping Force’s campaign to seize and control the Jaffna Peninsula from LTTE control as part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987. Wikipedia

Who was involved overall:

  • Indian Army units (various infantry brigades, paratroopers)

  • Indian Navy and Coast Guard blockading coastal supply routes

  • Indian Air Force providing air support

  • LTTE fighters (Sea Tigers, ground forces)

Casualties in Operation Pawan (overall, not just Gurunagar):

  • Indian losses: over 200 killed, hundreds wounded in fighting around Jaffna. Wikipedia

  • LTTE losses: estimated thousands overall in the broader Jaffna campaign. Wikipedia

This reflects intense urban and jungle warfare over several weeks — not solely the commandos’ beach raid.


📌 Was There a “Port” at Gurunagar?

📍 Gurunagar (Jaffna) was historically a fishing and small-boat landing zone, not a major commercial harbour. Footpaths and basic jetties existed for fishing and small craft — not large ships or cranes — especially during the war period when movement of large vessels was restricted. Daily News Archives

So calling it a “thuramukam” (port) in the sense of a major harbour is inaccurate; it was a jetty/small coastal landing used locally and militarily by the LTTE Sea Tigers.


📌 Aftermath & Impact

Short-term Impacts:

  • LTTE speedboats and jetty facilities at Gurunagar were destroyed, disrupting some of the group’s coastal logistics. Daily News Archives

  • The IPKF was able to restrict LTTE maritime movement, contributing to the larger campaign to push rebels out of Jaffna’s urban areas. Wikipedia

Longer-term Consequences:

  • Operation Pawan as a whole was strategically costly for India — heavy casualties, political controversy, and eventual Indian withdrawal in 1990. Wikipedia

  • The war further deepened mistrust between the LTTE and IPKF, eventually leading to the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, claimed by the LTTE. Wikipedia

Civilian consequences:
The broader Jaffna operations were part of intense urban warfare affecting civilians in and around Jaffna — shelling, displacement, and casualties — but these were not limited to the Gurunagar raid itself and reflected the larger conflict. Wikipedia


📌 Summary

Aspect

What Really Happened

Target on Oct 21, 1987

MARCOS raid on LTTE boats and jetty at Gurunagar, Jaffna. Daily News Archives

Type of place

Small jetty/landing area, not a large port. Daily News Archives

Ships attacked?

LTTE small speedboats and jetty facilities, not big naval or civilian ships. Daily News Archives

Casualties (MARCOS)

No reported commandos killed in that specific raid. Wikipedia

Casualties in campaign

IPKF losses in Jaffna operations numbered in the hundreds overall. Wikipedia

Aftereffects

Disruption of LTTE coastal logistics; part of wider conflict that shaped Sri Lanka’s civil war and India-Sri Lanka relations. Wikipedia

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மேலும் நான் இலங்கை கடற் தொழில் அமைச்சில் [கொழும்பு] கடல் பொறியியல் விரிவுரையாளராக சில ஆண்டு கடமையாற்றிய பொழுது, 1983 க்கு முதல், அங்கு, குறுநகரில் அமைந்துள்ள கடல் தொழில் பயிற்சி நிலையத்துக்கு சில தடவை போய் உள்ளேன். அங்கு பயிற்சி, குருநகர் மீன்பிடித்தல் மற்றும் சிறிய படகுகள் தங்கி இருக்கும் ஜெட்டிகளில் இருந்து புறப்பட்ட மீன் பிடி படகுகளில் தான் நடந்தன - அங்கு பெரிய கப்பல்கள் அல்லது கிரேன்கள் இருக்க வில்லை என்பது நான் நேரடியாக பார்த்தது

Edited by kandiah Thillaivinayagalingam

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37 minutes ago, kandiah Thillaivinayagalingam said:

மேலும் நான் இலங்கை கடற் தொழில் அமைச்சில் [கொழும்பு] கடல் பொறியியல் விரிவுரையாளராக சில ஆண்டு கடமையாற்றிய பொழுது, 1983 க்கு முதல், அங்கு, குறுநகரில் அமைந்துள்ள கடல் தொழில் பயிற்சி நிலையத்துக்கு சில தடவை போய் உள்ளேன். அங்கு பயிற்சி, குருநகர் மீன்பிடித்தல் மற்றும் சிறிய படகுகள் தங்கி இருக்கும் ஜெட்டிகளில் இருந்து புறப்பட்ட மீன் பிடி படகுகளில் தான் நடந்தன - அங்கு பெரிய கப்பல்கள் அல்லது கிரேன்கள் இருக்க வில்லை என்பது நான் நேரடியாக பார்த்தது

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