Ranil trying to divide Muslims - Governor Mowlana
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Alavi Mowlana
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COLOMBO: Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana yesterday strongly
condemned the recent statement purportedly made by the Opposition Leader
about Shia and Sunni Muslim diversity specially on the recent visit of
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Governor Mowlana said that Ranil Wickremesinghe was trying to divide
the Muslim community by making such statements and it would tarnish the
image of Sri Lanka before the Muslim community.
He said the majority of the Muslims living have faith in President
Mahinda Rajapaksa and only minor political elements who cannot tolerate
the present development drive flocked around Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
to block development.
"Ranil has no right to comment on the Muslims of Sri Lanka specially
highlighting the genetic differences of the Muslim community," Mowlana
stressed. The Iranian President is a very good friend of President
Rajapaksa and the mutual relationship of the both countries would help
every citizen of the country, he said.
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