Tamil landowners yesterday protested against an illegally constructed Buddhist temple in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, amid a heavy crackdown by Sri Lankan police.
The Tissa Rajamaha vihara was illegally built on land seized from local Tamil residents as part of the Sinhalaisation process in the Northeast.
Despite being under surveillance by the Sri Lankan police and army, landowners have protested against the illegal temple every full moon day since 2023.
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