Destruction of Hindu Temples in Sri Lanka

Murugan temple in Kilinochchi damaged Nov. 10 2008 by SL military shelling in which 5 civilians were injured, several seriously including a 5 year old boy

If the reader has more accurate information, please submit…

1.)  M. Neiminathan, “Destruction of Hindu Temples in Sri Lanka,” March 28, 2014, published by the Federation of Saiva (Hindu) Temples U.K. 288, Haydons Road, Wimbledon, London SW 19 8JZ,  Source World Hindu News http://www.hinduhumanrights.info/destruction-of-hindu-temples-in-sri-lanka/

“Since 1977 the number of Hindu temples damaged, desecrated or destroyed by the bombing, shelling, arson and over weapons would be in the region of two thousand. “

2.) Tamil Centre for Human Rights, Paris, France, “World Heritage in Sri Lanka – Buddhist Sites Only,” June 1, 2012, but original list dated 2/12/2004  http://www.tchr.net/pr_on_religious_freedom.pdf

For full list of damaged and destroyed temples – http://www.tchr.net/religion_temples.htm  (Entire list copied below) or from 2004 TCHR_Christian_Hindu 

“More than 1560 Hindu temples have been damaged and rendered useless while 240 Hindu temples have been totally destroyed due to ongoing war in the North and east, according to the memorandum forwarded to the director general of the UNESCO by the Hindu Religious Priest Organisation of the North East Province.” — TCHR’s commenst on the report  E/C.12/LKA/2-4, submitted by Sri Lanka to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – Working group 25-28 May 2010, TCHR_SriLanka_44 (1)

3.) Centre for Policy Alternatives, “Attacks on Places of Religious Worship in Post-War Sri Lanka,” March 2013 http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Attacks-on-Religious-Places-CPA-March-2013.pdf

Federation of Saiva (Hindu) Temples U.K [date unknown]

List of post-war attacks on p. 80.

Also, an older version of #1 above:

4.) M. Neiminathan, [date unknown, but before 2009], “Destruction of Hindu Temples in Tamil Eelam and Sri Lanka,” Print copy published by the Federation of Saiva (Hindu) Temples U.K. 288, Haydons Road, Wimbledon, London SW 19 8JZ, http://tamilnation.co/tamileelam/fundamentalism/hindutemples.htm

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Tamil Centre for Human Rights, 2004