Siva Senai Explained

Siva Senai
Native Name:சிவா சேனை
Colorcode:
  1. FFA500
Abbreviation:
Leader:Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan
Founder:Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan
Wing3 Title:ECSL status
Wing3:Registered
Wing4 Title:Armed wing
Wing4:Siva Senai (H)
Ideology:Hindutva
Hindu nationalism
Shaivism
Right-wing populism
Position:Right-wing
Religion:Hinduism
Seats1 Title:Parliament of Sri Lanka
Seats2 Title:Sri Lankan Provincial Councils
Native Name Lang:tl
Seats3 Title:Local Government
Symbol:Nandi
Flag:Nandi_flag.png
Country:Sri Lanka

Siva Senai is a Hindu nationalist political group in Sri Lanka formed to protect the interests of Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus. The group was founded on 12 October 2016. Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan, a former United Nations official, is the founder of the group, which has received encouragement from the Indian political party Shiv Sena. Siva Senai spearheaded an initiative in December 2017 to allow Sri Lankan pilgrims to visit Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, India. The group has also actively advocated against cattle slaughter in Sri Lanka.

In 2018, supporters of Siva Senai held protests in Jaffna against cattle slaughter. It also protested against Muslim teachers in Hindu schools wearing Abaya, believing it to be an attempt of Islamisation of Hindus.[1]

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  1. Web site: Fuller. Lisa. Why is a Hindu group against teachers wearing abaya?. 2021-11-26. Al Jazeera. en.