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Ethnic tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Tamil Hindus allege Sinhala-Buddhisisation of religious sites
JAFFNA/MULLAITIVU: In the Tamil-majority northern province of Sri Lanka, as a road turns uphill towards Old Chemmalai, near the scenic Nayaru Lagoon in Mullaitivu district, there stands a statue ...
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Sri Lanka Honors Thiruvalluvar: Cultural Centre Named in Jaffna
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates the naming of a cultural centre in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, after the Tamil poet and saint, Thiruvalluvar. This act symbolizes the strong cultural ties between India ...
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New documentary explores Sri Lanka’s Buddhist supremacy and minority communities
This article originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited and shortened ... The identification of certain sites as Sinhala Buddhist sacred ...
Ethnic tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Tamil Hindus allege Sinhala-Buddhisisation of religious sites
JAFFNA/MULLAITIVU: In the Tamil-majority northern province of Sri Lanka, as a road turns uphill towards Old Chemmalai, near the scenic Nayaru Lagoon in Mullaiti ...