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On 21st March 2022, police obstructed a protest organized by the Tamil Families of the Disappeared opposing the Prime Minister’s plans to visit Jaffna to laya foundation stone to build a new Buddhist temple. The police obstructed the protest and forcefully pushed the protestors into their buses. Civil society leader Velan Swamikal, who was travelling in another vehicle, was also stopped by the police to prevent him from attending the demonstration.