A Sinhala Buddhist monk was videoed disrupting the work of a Muslim farmer in Pulmoddai last week, amidst further attempts by the Buddhist clergy and Sri Lankan state to occupy land in the North-East.
The monk was caught on camera standing in front of a tractor being driven by a farmer who was attempting to prepare his land for farmer. Buddhist monk arrived, threatened the farmer, and disrupted the farming activities.
The aggrieved farmer has alleged that the monk is attempting to occupy these lands with the support of Sri Lanka’s Department of Archaeology.
The colonisation of traditionally Tamil areas has intensified under the guise of 'archaeology' in recent years, with more and more land being cordoned off by the state.
