Sinhala colony schemed with expansion of Buddha temple at Punaa’nai, Batticaloa

A small worship place with a Buddha statue, which was left behind by the occupying Army of genocidal Sri Lanka in 2016, has now been expanded into a big Buddhist temple establishment at 121st Mile Post on Colombo – Batticaloa Road in Punaa’nai East in Koa’ra’laip-pattu North (Vaakarai) division. The expansion has taken place in an accelerated phase in December 2017. The jungle area without any civilian settlement has been selected for Sinhala colonisation and the Buddhist vihara establishment has become the anchoring point, Tamil civil sources in Batticaloa North said. In the meantime, more than 150 Sinhala families have been settled near Punaa’nai Railway station three years ago. The settlement near the railway station was also commenced with the establishment of a similar Buddhist vihara.Full story >>

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