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The UK government said it “continues to be concerned by increasing tensions around land" in the North-East in response to a question raised by Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Patrick Grady about the arrest of eight Tamils at Vedukkunaari Hill temple in Vavuniya last month.
Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) MP Selvarajah Kajendren has called for the removal of a Buddhist temple, the Tissa Raja Vihara in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, which was illegally constructed on privately owned land and is being occupied by Sri Lanka's military.
illegally constructed Tissa Vihara by Sri Lankan military for military in Thaijiddy, KKS, Jaffna should be removed and private lands must be handed over to the owners. 7/4/2024 pic.twitter.com/0KE4mwVXSA
Six of the eight Tamils who were arrested at Vedukkunaari Hill temple in Vavuniya last month, filed a complaint at Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission (HRC) in Colombo after the local office in Vavuniya failed to take action over the case.