IPKF behaved impeccably as was attested by all parties involved except LTTE. IPKF presence was emboldening the democratic elements in the Srilankan tamil community which was abhorrent to LTTE leadership and one fine day, they asked a patrol of IPKF to tea. drugged them, and then put burning tyres of five personnel and roasted them alive. Most likely the LTTE leadership had a barbecue afterwards to celebrate, meat was already available.
When IPKF commander sent his deputy in helicopter to talk to the LTTE leadership about this, his copter was fired upon, the bullets passing between pilot and general. The troop company near to where the LTTE leadership was lead by Major J. Singh (cousin to Indian minister K Natwar Singh, now foreign minister), it was ambushed, and soldiers tortured, mutilated, and murdered to death most brutally. These were not 5 or 6 but 30 soldiers! IPKF was left no choice by LTTE but to respond with force. Sri lankan tamils had a great opportunity with IPKF, they themselves a La Kalidas cut their own feet off. Whatever the Sinhalese govt. now does is of no concern to Indians. We have had too much blood spilt by so called brothers across the palk straits
