Muslims have always lived in peace and harmony - A. H. M. Azwer, MP

Muslims have never betrayed this country nor will they ever betray their land of birth. This has been the distinct characteristic of the Muslim community in Sri Lanka, so said Alhaj A.H.M. Azwer, MP, Member, Parliament Council, speaking as Chief Guest at the Tamil Day Ceremony at Thunduwa Muslim Maha Vidyalaya in the Galle District.

He also declared open the “A.H.M. Azwer Hajiar Pavilion” built at a cost of Rs 500,000 through the MP’s Decentralized Budget allocation.

Azwer said right along history, the Muslims in this country were given the proper political leadership in the past by great men like Sir Mohamed Macan Markar, Dr T B Jayah, Dr M.C.M. Kaleel, Sir Razik Fareed, Alhaj Badiudeen Mahmud, H.S. Ismail, M.S. Kariapper, M.A. Bakeer Markar and others of that stature. There has been a recent development where foreign agencies, even at diplomatic level visit various parts of the country and try to indoctrinate leaders at provincial level. The Government is being fed with information of this new conspiracy.

Recent developments in the Eastern Province has aroused the curiosity of those in power. Muslims, in particular should guard themselves against such anti - national forces.

It was after a 30 year conflict that President Mahinda Rajapaksa redeemed the country of all evil forces and we should not fall prey to such anti -national elements, trying to destabilize a Government overwhelmingly elected by the franchise of the people.

“Muslims living in Sinhalese areas in the South have right along earned the goodwill of the majority community and nothing should be done to harm such harmony. He pointed out that in Tamil Nadu, the writers contend that the Tamil language is slowly dying over there.

Contrary to this, the Tamil language is slowly and steadily flourishing in Sri Lanka,” he said. “The Tamil language, culture and religious performances are being well protected and developed in all parts of the country. The Northern Spring is really blooming under the Rajapaksa regime.

This should be seriously taken note of by the international Tamil community and the Diaspora in particular,” he said.

“It is heartening to see that Muslim ladies and female students adorning their Fardah and Hijab attending a Muslim school surrounded by Sinhalese villages.

Muslims in foreign counties without believing the SMS messages transmitted to them by unpatriotic persons in this country, spreading false rumours for they are free to visit any part o the country and see for themselves the gigantic economic development carried out by the Government throughout the Island and the peaceful atmosphere created all round like what the BJP leaders of India did recently and convinced themselves of the truth without having recourse to disinformation spread through various websites and blogs. Principal A.H.M. Shamsudeen, , Bentara Zonal Director of Education J.R. Rajapaksa, Mrs Madeena Kaleel and several others also spoke at this meeting. Mr Azwer also presented to the school library a set of books which included the Chinese translation of Mahinda Chintana.