Facebook icon
Twitter icon
e-mail icon

Buddhist school opened in Batticaloa town

A Buddhist faith school was opened in Batticaloa town last week, with local Tamils and Muslims questioning the intention behind building a grand faith school in a town with a negligible Sinhala Buddhist population.

The 10 million rupee ($60,000 USD) school is attached to the Mangala Ramaya vihara, whose chief monk last year held a black flag protest in opposition to the Sri Lankan president’s visit to a Hindu temple in Batticaloa.

The project was reportedly undertaken with the blessings of the Sri Lankan president and prime minister, and the opening was attended by the minister for education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.

We need your support

Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.

Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view

We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.

For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.