Tamil Guardian
Sri Lanka sees Tamil nationhood as a threat to Buddhism, Ponnambalam tells Delhi conference
Sri Lanka sees Tamil nationhood as a threat to Buddhism, Ponnambalam tells Delhi conference by Thara Wed, 04/11/2026 - 16:36 Body Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam addresses the conference in New Delhi The Sinhala Buddhist majority that controls the Sri Lankan state sees the very potential of Tamil nationhood as a threat to Buddhism, and has set about dismantling it, Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam told an international conference in New Delhi. “Our biggest challenge is to convince the BJP government to take a much bigger interest on the question of accountabilit…