All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama salutes heroic Armed Forces
We, of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama rejoice that the scourge of
terrorism has been eradicated from our Motherland and praise Almighty
Allah for this blessing.
We extend our congratulations to President Mahinda Rajapaksha, for
his visionary and resolute leadership and to the Secretary/ Defense
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa the Service Commanders and the IGP for their
dedicated services in liberating the country from the clutches of the
LTTE which perhaps was the most ruthless and powerful terrorist
organisation in the world.
“We salute the members of the Armed Forces for their heroism. We are
indebted to the Ranaviru for their enormous sacrifices of life and limb.
We call upon our fellow citizens to show our gratitude to them in
meaningful ways.”
“The terrorist activities of the LTTE have affected all communities
in this country. The Muslim community is no exception.
We have lost several leaders, administrators, intellectuals and
service personnel who were felled by the LTTE.
Our places of worship have been attacked and we have been victims of
ethnic cleansing.” “We, Muslims have always protected the integrity of
our Motherland.
We served in the armies of our ancient Kings in resisting foreign
invaders. In comparatively more recent times we firmly refused to be
associated with the 50-50 demand and unconditionally supported the call
for independence.
We recollect that the late Dr. T.B. Jayah articulated our support for
independence in the Legislature and that late S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike in
reply thanked the Muslims for their support.
His Excellency the President, in his Address emphasised the need for
national integration.
We pray that Almighty Allah will bless his excellency and the
Government in their efforts to rebuild our nation.”
May Almighty Allah shower his choicest blessing on Sri Lanka.”
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