Hindu shrines attacked in Mannar

 21Nov 2017

Two Hindu shrines were attacked in Mannar last week by unknown persons, with the statues of Pillaiyar ripped from the shrine and thrown into shrubbery. 

A further three Pillaiyar statues were reported to have been stolen from shrines across Mannar district. 

Earlier this month a Hindu temple in Vavuniya was attacked with the statues of deities thrown across the ground.  

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