Muslim Congress Urges Govt to Ensure Anti-Muslim Violence is not Instigated by Bodu Bala Sena During the “Great Sangha Council” Conclave on Sep 28th

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(Text of Statement Issued by Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Secretary -General M. T. Hasen Ali M.P.)

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has been informed that extremist Buddhist groups, including the Bodu Bala Sena, have organised what they term a ‘great Sangha council’ on Sunday, the 28th of September.

In the past such events, most recently in Aluthgama, were marked by inflammatory hate speech and organised violence against the Muslim community.

These same patterns of inflammatory hate speech are already evident in the event’s video announcement by the General Secretary of the BBS.

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The SLMC is concerned that the meeting on the 28th could become a spring board for replaying the tragic events of the recent past.

The SLMC urges the government, the Ministry of Law and Order and the Ministry of Defence to take due precautions to ensure that citizens and public life in Sri Lanka are not harmed by the planned events; and reminds the government that it will bear full responsibility for ensuring the safety of the Muslim community in the context of this threat.

M.T. Hasen Ali MP
Secretary-General
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress