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The anti-sri campaigns were two campaigns organized by the Federal Party to protest vehicles with Sinhala sri (ශ්රී) on their license plates being sent to Northern and Eastern Provinces. The first campaign, December 1956 - March 1957, opposed the use of sri on cars while the second, March - May 1958, opposed the use on state buses. Protest methods included tarring out the sri and replacing it with a Tamil shri (ஸ்ரீ), waylaying vehicles that used the sri, and boycotting buses. While the first campaign occurred with little drama, the second led to a fierce Sinhalese pro-sri response against Tamils in the south. During the latter campaign, mob action, clashes, and police shootings led to vandalism, damage to property, injuries, and five deaths. The campaigns, especially the second, had widespread support and participation from Sri Lankan Tamils.
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