Attacks on Sri Lankans in Tamil Nadu

Attacks on Sri Lankans in Tamil Nadu refer to a series of attacks and demonstrations that have taken place in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu against Sri Lankans (particularly Sinhalese) and Sri Lankan interests in the state. The protests took several forms, of attacks on individuals, groups and institutions.[1]

These attacks have led to the Sri Lankan government considering to shift its Deputy High Commissioner’s office in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, to Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala following its recall of its Defence Attaché from Chennai as a result of harassment.[2] Sri Lankan students in universities in Tamil Nadu have been forced to vacate college hostels and are refused alternate accommodation in private homes.[3]

List of incidences

Reaction of the Government of Sri Lanka

Reaction of the Government of India

See also

References

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