Temples dedicated to Murugan and Shivalayams dot Tamil land. As a continuation of Tamil Nadu, the land of temples, Eelam, has its own history and culture.
The age of Eelam, the age of the Eelam Tamils and their religion and culture, is attested to by the Kathirgamam Murugan Temple in Southern Lanka.
It is currently undergoing efforts to become a Sinhalese temple, and Sri Lanka is fighting a fierce structural war to alter the character of the temples in the Northeast.
Shiva Ratri is a daily gift from the Sri Lankan government to the Tamil people of Eelam. Throughout history, the Sri Lankan government has done enormous harm to the Eelam Tamil people, having fought the largest ethnic conflict against them.
Shivratri is still celebrated by the people of Eelam in honor of all the relationships and justices, such as the release of missing persons, the justice for those who have surrendered, and justice for those died in conflict. For the past fifteen years, the people of Ezha have been living without eyes.
These fifteen years, since the war was declared to be over, have gone by in this manner. In this case, people were ready to offer special prayers at the Vavuniya Vedukunarimalai Adilingeswarar Temple on the festival of Shivratri day.
There were several barriers erected by the Sri Lankan authorities to access the temple. They also used cruel methods, depriving visitors to the temple of access to drinking water.
Additionally, the police brutally carried out the process of forcibly evicting the people after entering the temple and making serious threats against them.
The media exposed the police's hysteria against people's freedom of religion. Actually, that night, the entire population of Ezha was awake due to shock and lack of sleep.
That night, everyone celebrated Shivaratri, thanks to the efforts of the Ranil government and its police. Having welcomed Shivratri in the morning, Ranil displayed his love to Shiva by staging such chaos at night.
Eight persons, including the temple priest, have been taken into custody in the interim. They are detained as well. In this manner, both the temple's staff and the visitors who came to pray have been taken into custody.
There are rumors that the Department of Archeology and the Sri Lanka Police worked together to create a fictitious case against them in order to imprison them.
Just as they are attempting to encroach on the Vedukunari hill, a vegetarian place of worship for the Tamil people of Eelam, by manufacturing a Buddhist and Sinhala myth, a bogus lawsuit has been brought against them for harming the ancient monuments there.
Archaeological site vandalism is a severe offense in Sri Lanka and is being used to threaten the Eelam Tamil people.
The jailed Shiv followers are reportedly going on a hunger strike while they are incarcerated.
They are demonstrating their right to worship and demanding their freedom by going on a hunger strike.
The Sri Lanka Prisons spokeswoman, however, denied any involvement in the hunger strike. Gajendran, a Tamil member of parliament, declined.
Not just in Sri Lanka, but also throughout the world, the Tamil people have been shocked by the police brutality in Vedukunari Hill.
In this case, a vigil was organized in Nallur, Jaffna, on the 11 day.
Participating in this were devotees, political figures, artists, and members of the public who spoke out against the plot by the Sri Lankan government to seize Vedukunaree Hill and denounced the police brutality on the final day of Shivaratri.
In order to denounce these attacks, religious leaders also advised Tamil National Assembly members to boycott parliament.
Furthermore, Davathiru Agathiyar Adikalar, the chief coordinator of the United Tamil Structure, had emphasized that international nations had to assist in putting an end to the attacks on Tamil people and Hindu temples in the northeast and east.
Meanwhile, on March 15, 2024, there will be a sizable demonstration against the horror at Vedukunari Hill.