On 10.06.1998, Sri Lankan security forces massacred 34 Tamil civilians at Suthanthirapuram. This was one of the larger massacres of 1998. The victims included men, women and children from the village. The systematic nature of the killings indicated planned violence against the civilian population.
Sri Lankan Army
Based on victims with documented names and details
| # | Name | Age | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richart Seronconsenter | 26 | - |
| 2 | Vallipuram Ranimalar | 27 | Housewife |
| 3 | Vigneswaran Nesarani | 40 | - |
| 4 | Vinayagamoorthy Thevakaran | 22 | Private Worker |
| 5 | Sithamparapillai Kumaravel | 48 | - |
| 6 | Sinnathurai Suthakaran | 20 | Private Worker |
| 7 | Sinnathurai | - | |
| 8 | Sanackuddy Yogapalasingha | 27 | Private Worker |
| 9 | Chartseron Konsedda | 26 | Housewife |
| 10 | Vellaiyappan Subbaiah | 57 | Farmer |
| 11 | Selvarasa Sritharan | 21 | Housewife |
| 12 | Sebastiyampillai Jeyaratnam | 21 | Student |
| 13 | Ponnan Sureshkumar | - | |
| 14 | Jeban | - | |
| 15 | Atputham Jegan | 23 | - |
| 16 | Aseervatham Parthima | 17 | Student |
| 17 | Amirthalingham Sutha | - | |
| 18 | Muthuvel Gnanasegaram | 59 | - |
| 19 | Muththuththamby Vasanthakumary | 19 | - |
| 20 | Manuval Thevathas | 45 | - |
| 21 | Palanivel Thiruchchelvy | 18 | Student |
| 22 | Puspanathan Rameskumar | 13 | Student |
| 23 | Puspanathan Saththiyaseelan | 8 (Child) | Student |
| 24 | Puspanathan Thevananthiny | 2 (Infant) | Infant |
| 25 | Puspanathan Kalaichchelvy | 5 (Child) | Infant |
| 26 | Puspanathan Sathees | 25 | - |
| 27 | Kandiah Kunasegaram | 24 | - |
| 28 | Navarasa Krishnamoorthy | 25 | Worker |
| 29 | Navackumar Kokila | 30 | - |
| 30 | Ratnasingham Ranimalar | 28 | - |
| 31 | Rasalingham Uthayakumar | 39 | Worker |
| 32 | Ramu Ratnalingham | 26 | Worker |
| 33 | Rajakopalan Ravichchandran | 28 | Farmer |
| 34 | Sownthararajan Sasikaran | 16 | Student |
| 35 | Jesunayagam Silvesdar | 26 | Labour |
| 36 | Kathirvelu Nagathevan | 34 | Farmer |
| 37 | Selvanayagam Santhakumary | 20 | Own Worker |
| 38 | Kandiah Subramaniam | 22 | Farmer |
| 39 | Kristi Vadsala | 28 | - |
| 40 | Ranjan Malarvili | - | |
| 41 | Ranjan Vinson | 5 (Child) | Infant |
| 42 | Vaiyapuri Luxsumy | 63 | - |
| 43 | Sellathurai Satkunanathan | 41 | - |
| 44 | Kanesh Regan | 24 | - |
| 45 | Ponnan Palaniyandi | 60 | Own Work |
| 46 | Thiyagarasa Santhiralingham | 42 | - |
| 47 | Muththulingham Patmarasa | 22 | - |
| 48 | Kanesh Malini | 34 | - |
| 49 | A. Vijayakumar | 14 | Student |
| 50 | Vijayakumar Deisirani | 33 | - |