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Monday, April 30, 2018
Tensions at Vavuniya campus after Sinhala students attempt to erect Buddhist shrine
29Apr 2018
The University of Jaffna's Vavuniya campus was forced to close this week
after Sinhala students threatened university administration staff over
they stopped the students erecting a Buddhist shrine on site.
On April 23 a group of Sinhala students attempted to install a shrine on
campus grounds in view of later placing a Buddha statue inside it.
When staff objected and prevented the installation, pointing out that no
prior approval or permission had been sought for the installation,
Sinhala students threatened the staff.
The staff were forced to close the main gate and call the police to
speak to the students, after the Sinhala students began protesting at
the campus entrance.
The protest ended only after police officers arrived, consfiscating the shrine and calming down the Sinhala students.
Student represenatives from Jaffna university later met with the Sinhala students in order to resolve the tensions.
29Apr 2018
The University of Jaffna's Vavuniya campus was forced to close this week
after Sinhala students threatened university administration staff over
they stopped the students erecting a Buddhist shrine on site.
On April 23 a group of Sinhala students attempted to install a shrine on
campus grounds in view of later placing a Buddha statue inside it.
When staff objected and prevented the installation, pointing out that no
prior approval or permission had been sought for the installation,
Sinhala students threatened the staff.
The staff were forced to close the main gate and call the police to
speak to the students, after the Sinhala students began protesting at
the campus entrance.
The protest ended only after police officers arrived, consfiscating the shrine and calming down the Sinhala students.
Student represenatives from Jaffna university later met with the Sinhala students in order to resolve the tensions.
