British Tourist Denied Entry into Sri Lanka due to Tattoo of Buddha on his arm

Posted on March 16, 2013 • Filed under: Asia, Sri Lanka, Tourist Warning

According to BBC.co.uk, reports say Sri Lanka’s main airport officials rejected a entry to a British tourist to have a Buddha tattoo on his arm. A Sinhalese immigration officer told a local newspaper that the man had expressed views that would disrespectful endangered his own safety, had entered the country, according to agencies. Sri Lankan authorities are severe with potential perceived insults to Buddhism, which is the religion of the majority ethnic Sinhalese on the island. Read Article

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