During the British colonial period a large scale attempt to convert Tamil Hindus to Protestantism by American Baptist , Presbyterian missionaries along with British Methodist and Anglican was attempted via building schools and hospices . Again they were only marginally successful . The civil war and the recent tsunami have given further impetus to these efforts . Nevertheless , the vast majority of Sri Lankan Tamils still remain loyal to their ancestral Hindu religion
the recent tsunami
Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Sri Lanka
Hinduism in Sri Lanka