[2] Throughout the following decades, Kokkilai was a popular fishing spot for migrant Sinhalese fishermen from Negombo.

[1] During the civil war, the Mullaitivu District was hotly contested between the Sri Lankan government and Tamils.

The army had evicted Indian Tamil residents of the Kent and Dollar farms and settled Sinhalese there.

The van driver had flashed the lights as he approached the Sinhalese, allegedly to warn them of the impending massacre.

[1] In response to the massacres of Sinhalese at Kent and Dollar farm and Kokkilai, S. L. Gunasekara and Davinda Senanayake issued a report that recommended the increased militarization of the colonies in Weli Oya.