Its convener Jude Rangana Jayamanna says the project will destroy the traditional catholic villages and fishing, their livelihood.

The movement is organizing a series of protests and awareness campaigns among Catholics living along coastal areas in this regard.

Jayamanna alleges that most organizations and individuals claiming to be patriots are trying to achieve personal gains through the port city project.

The movement will defeat their attempts, and also protect traditional catholic villages and their heritages, he adds.