<p>Sri Lanka today asked India to provide necessary security to Lankan people and property there following continued protests especially in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Karunathilake Amunugama, Lanka's Ministry of External Affairs' Secretary said Colombo has lodged a formal request with the Indian authorities in this connection.<br />Sri Lanka's concerns arose after two successive attacks against Buddhist monks and a group of pilgrims.<br /><br />In Tamil Nadu's Tanjavur, a Lankan monk, who was a researcher of archaeology, came under attack last week while today at the Chennai central station another monk and a group of pilgrims were allegedly attacked.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Champika Ranawaka, a Minister from JHU party told a press briefing here that the government must take the attacks more seriously.<br /><br />He advocated banning Tamil Nadu origin travellers into Sri Lanka and insisted that Lankans must also be advised against travelling to the southern Indian state.<br /><br />"We may have to take this step if the Tamil Nadu leaders continued to act foolishly so as to allow attacks against our citizens", Ranawaka, a key ally of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. <br /></p>
<p>Sri Lanka today asked India to provide necessary security to Lankan people and property there following continued protests especially in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Karunathilake Amunugama, Lanka's Ministry of External Affairs' Secretary said Colombo has lodged a formal request with the Indian authorities in this connection.<br />Sri Lanka's concerns arose after two successive attacks against Buddhist monks and a group of pilgrims.<br /><br />In Tamil Nadu's Tanjavur, a Lankan monk, who was a researcher of archaeology, came under attack last week while today at the Chennai central station another monk and a group of pilgrims were allegedly attacked.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Champika Ranawaka, a Minister from JHU party told a press briefing here that the government must take the attacks more seriously.<br /><br />He advocated banning Tamil Nadu origin travellers into Sri Lanka and insisted that Lankans must also be advised against travelling to the southern Indian state.<br /><br />"We may have to take this step if the Tamil Nadu leaders continued to act foolishly so as to allow attacks against our citizens", Ranawaka, a key ally of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. <br /></p>