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To Counter Conversions, Sri Lanka’s Hindus Form Siva Senai
Minority Hindus of the ethnic Tamil community celebrate a temple festival in Colombo. (SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/Getty Images)
As per a New Indian Express report, Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan, a former United Nations official who is now a publisher and Tamil nationalist, has formed Siva Senai (Siva’s Army). The purpose of this “army” is to enable Sri Lankan Hindus to counter threats from other religious groups in that country.
The Siva Senai has appointed organisers for all the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. But such a massive project will require external support. Realising this, Sachchithanantham said he expects to get funding from India and the Tamil diaspora.
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