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Muslims suffered a lot at hands of LTTE - ACJU president

“No international or national organization has so far come forward to redress the grievances of Muslim IDPs who were driven away by the LTTE and suffered for more than 22 years in temporary housing with minimum basic facilities, All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) president Ash-Shaikh MIM Rizwe said.

He was speaking at yesterday’s press conference attended by diplomats and government ministers to raise the issue of Muslim IDPs at national and international level. A website was also launched on the occasion to draw the attention of the Muslim world and concerned parties.

“ Around 34.000 Muslim IDPs are in the country and only 22.000 families have been registered to return to their homelands in the

North where they were forcibly chased away by the LTTE within 24 hours under their ethnic cleansing programme, “he said.

“Muslim IDPs are isolated and frustrated as no organization has yet considered their resettlement process as an urgent matter. Though normalcy has returned to Sri Lanka after the war, Muslim IDPs still have many problems, he complained.

“We will open an account and anybody interested in helping the Muslim IDPs can contribute and help the Muslim brotherhood who are in great difficulty,” he added.

“Muslims are a peace-loving people who respect other religions and ethnicities. We condemn any foreign interference in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs. The country should be allowed to solve its own problems,” Rizwe said.

“We request all countries, international organizations and India in particular to help sort out this issue within a cooperative and peaceful frame work, “he urged.

“The Indian government has promised to provide us around 10.000 houses for the Muslim community under their 50,000 housing projects,” he further stated.

“But it is not yet confirmed. It is just a verbal promise, “he said.We, the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama is the apex body of Muslim theologians. We guide and advice Muslims to respect other religions and give due place to them to follow their religions.

“In the same way, the Muslim community has lived in peaceful coexistence with the Sinhala and Tamil communities for many years. But this peaceful situation was obstructed by a few armed LTTE terrorists. As there is no war now, the Muslim community wishes to resettle in their original lands and live with other communities with peace and respect,” he said.

Senior Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, Ministers Rishard Badurdeen, M.L.A.M. Hisbuullah, and MP M Annas were also present.

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