Alaveddi is situated in the Valigamam north area of Jaffna in the Tellipalai AGA Division. Alaveddi Hindu achiramam is located in front of the Alaveddi-Mallakam Multi Purpose Co-Operative Society. This achiramam was functioning as an old people’s home as well as a children’s home for children badly affected in the civil war.
On 26 October 1987, Indian forces fired rockets at this achiramam from MI-24 Helicopters. All together, 15 residents of the achiramam, including the elderly and the children, were killed by this attack. Another 12 were injured.
Available details of those killed (No., Name, Occupation, Age)
01. Rasaratnam Komathi, Student, 15
02. Rasaratnam Gnanaganeson, , 21
03. Gunaseelan Koneswari, Electrician, 28
04. Pathmanathan Selvachandran, Student, 12
05. Tharmalingam Sriskandaraja, Driver, 25
06. Thuraisingam Mathy, Baby, 01
07. Thambirasa Sribavan, Student, 12
08. amirthanathar Nesammah, , 50
09. Sinnathurai Thangalingam, Retailer, 47
10. Sinnathany Thambirarasa, Telephone operator, 56
11. Sinnathamby Ratnam, Retailer, 47
12. Sinnaih rasaratnam, Retailer, 62
13. Sivagurunathar Sivapakiyanathan, Retailer, 41
14. Vijayaratnam Pathmaranee, Home maker, 33
15. Vinasithamby Iyathurai, Farner, 80