Reports have emerged that the Sri Lankan Navy has explicitly banned Hindu temples in Kaarainagar from tolling their bells, in the week leading up to Remembrance Day on 27th November.
Orders to prohibiting the lighting of any lamps and the use of microphones have also been issued by the Navy. Many Hindu priests have been threatened and intimidated.
Despite opposition by the Divisional Board Chairman of Kaarainagar, the Sri Lankan military's suffocating presence in the North-East makes any open dissent or protest extremely dangerous.
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