Batticaloa Local Govt elections:

Tamils, Muslims to campaign together

BATTICALOA: The Local Government election campaign has been strengthened with the Tamil and Muslim communities uniting in Batticaloa.

The Chief of the Muslim Clergy Moulavi Mubarak has lauded the decision taken recently, for the Tamil and Muslim communities to campaign together at the forthcoming elections in Battcaloa.

This measure would certainly pave the way for amity and solidarity among the two communities, Moulavi Mubarak said when he addressed a gathering of the clergy at their party headquarters recently.

The Moulavi had pointed out that due to certain untoward incidents that had occurred in the past, such a consensus between the two communities who spoke Tamil in the area, was thought to be almost impossible.

However, due to the commendable efforts of Minister Amir Ali and UPFA General Secretary and Minister Susil Premajayantha, it has turned out to be a reality.

“This is the first time ever in 25 years that the Tamil and Muslim communities had aligned themselves with the Government in a Local Government election”, he further said.

The Moulavi urged the two communities to further consolidate this unity in the future, within the tenure of President Mahinda Rajapaksa who immensely respects the rights of all communities in the country.