Kautharimunai located at Pooneyrn in Killinochchi is a historic and beautiful area. This was the most important place for the Cholas. It had been being preserved with its natural aspects. Many archaeological traces of Cholas are unearthed in this area. Now, the attempts of appropriating this area are being continuously made.
Some of the ethnic majoritarians are in an attempt to appropriate this beautiful place where sand mounts are located by preparing forged documents. Attempts were made to appropriate 860 acres of land by preparing forged documents.
Now, fences were placed around the lands which were appropriated by preparing forged document and coconut trees were planted in these lands. The people of this area demanded that their historically significant lands should be protected without being appropriated.
The people of this area demanded that fences erected in this particular place should be removed and it should be made sure particular place that lands in this particular area had not been sold out. Some people who went to visit this stated that they had bought these lands, the people of this area further added.
People of this area stated that actions should be taken by the Northern Provincial Council to conserve their native place with its natural aspects and the activities of grabbing this historical and beautiful area should be stopped.
