JAFFNA, SRI LANKA – In a significant development regarding the controversial Thaiyetti Vihara, a prominent Buddhist monk from Nainativu has publicly sided with Tamil landowners, calling for the return of private property currently occupied by a newly constructed Buddhist temple and military structures. The visit by the Nainativu Bhikkhu to the Thaiyetti site on Thursday has injected fresh momentum into a long-standing dispute that has become a flashpoint for ethnic and religious tensions in the North. Confirmation of Encroachment Standing alongside local residents and pointing to the sprawling temple complex, the Bhikkhu confirmed that the Tissa Vihara was built on the wrong site. According to historical records and land deeds, the monk identified a separate, specific plot of land where the temple should have been located, acknowledging that the current construction encroaches significantly on private ancestral lands. "The monks who built this did so without proper documentati...