The Sinhala `Perehera` on the streets of Jaffna is a slap on the face of Tamils. This procession is nothing but a sheer provocation. Sinhalese are using the Buddha for the purpose of hate mongering. The Sinhala Buddhist chauvinistic state is using the Buddha to humiliate the Tamils who lost the war.

The occupying Nazi forces did the similar, German cultural festivals and parades on the streets of Paris to humiliate the French people and to show the German Dominance over the French people in their beloved capital and the heartland of French history and tradition. The Sinhalese are doing the exact same thing in Jaffna - the Heartland of Eelam Tamils.

The message of Buddhism was universal love but the Sinhala Mahavamsa Buddha appears to be a real conqueror, imposing himself on the others and who wants other peoples` land. Sinhalese brought down the Buddha to a level which they could understand.

The 51st Division of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Jaffna conducted the `Katrima Pooja` perahera (Buddhist religious procession) of Naakavikaarai located in Jaffna city Thursday (21 October 2009) night led by Namal Rajapakse, the son of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had come along with 250 youths and 20 Buddhist priests from the South to participate in the perahera. Local residents, however, did not show any significant interest in the perahera conducted by the SLA.

SLA soldiers conducting Perehara in JaffnaMore than a thousand SLA soldiers, the families of SLA soldiers who had come from the South took part in the procession that left Naakavikaarai and proceeded through Hospital Road, Raasaavinthoaddam Veethi, Naavalar Veethi, Aanaikkoaddai reached Naakavikarai located at Aariyakulam junction along Point Pedro Road.

Douglas Devananda, a minister in the Sri Lankan cabinet and the head of EPDP group that worked along with the SLA as a paramilitary, Jaffna Government Agent, K. Ganesh, Vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Prof. N. Shanmugalingan and Jaffna Mayor, Ms. Yogeswari Patkunam were invited to the perahera by the SLA.