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Some Sinhalese ministers have expressed unease and a prominent newly retired diplomat, Dayan Jayatilleka, calls the BBS an "ethno-religious fascist movement from the dark underside of Sinhala society".Many Sri Lankans feel there are uncomfortable echoes of the 1983 pogroms, when Sinhala violence against Tamils precipitated the war.But hardline Buddhist rallies and "direct action" stunts are happening all the time now. And their social and political influence is expanding.Via http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21840600source: bbc.co.uk