The temple tours by Sitharaman in Sri Lanka to boost up the morale of the Hindu Tamils.

Nirmala Sitharaman worships in famous Hindu temple in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna City after visiting another temple in Trincomalee.

Ramana Swamy | HENB | Colombo | Nov 3, 2023:: Indian Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday visited a famous Hindu temple in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna city.

Sitharaman is in the country on a three-day visit.

“Smt @nsitharaman visits Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna during her three-day official visit to Sri Lanka,” her office posted on X.

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil or Nallur Murugan Kovil is one of the most significant Hindu temples in the Jaffna district of Northern Province.

The temple is a socially important institution for the Sri Lankan Tamils Hindu identity and many temples have been built in Europe and North America using the same name as a cultural memory. The presiding deity is Lord Muruga (son of Lord Siva aka Karthikeya) in the form of the holy Vel. The idol of the Nallur Devi or goddess was gifted to the temple in the 10 century AD by the Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi.

On Thursday, Sitharaman, a senior BJP leader hailing from Tamil Nadu, visited the main Hindu Temple in Trincomalee.

The temple tours by  Sitharaman in Sri Lanka will boost up the morale of the Hindu Tamils in the country which has been damaged by the severe attacks on them by the Buddha Sasana as a result to Tamil Eelam and Sri Lankan govt in the past  decades.

Hindu roots in Sri Lanka is older than the Buddhist control in Sri Lanka. But, Tamil Hindus face persecution under the Buddha Sasana very unfortunately.

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__Inputs from PTI.