In a circular issued by the Public Administration and Disaster Management Ministry appears the government is attempting to impose a prohibition on female public servants from wearing the Abaya – the black, loosely fitting robe-like over garment worn by some Muslim women.
In a circular issued on May 29 by Secretary of Public Administration and Disaster Management Ministry, titled ‘Ensuring security in the office premises of the government’, it has been noted that public officers arriving in office premises during office hours, should be dressed as follows: males in trouser and shirt or national dress / females in sari or osari – indicating that Abaya may no longer be a permitted outfit choice for Muslim female public servants.
The circular further goes on to state that if an officer requires wearing attire ‘according to certain religious customs’, he/ she should still comply with the above outfit choices, but may also wear an additional clothing item to maintain their religious identity, which leaves space for a headscarf for a female who wishes to cover their head.
Below is the circular issued by Secretary J J Rathnasiri: 
Lanka Perera / May 31, 2019
Time has come to tell Muslims wear to get off. Any Muslim man or woman who refuses to abide by this order is an extremist and has to be dealt with. Government must stop employing Muslims if they are not willing to comply with what majority of the citizens want done. When there are plenty of others who are qualified and unemployed, why should the government worry about staff.
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ABM / May 31, 2019
Time has come to ask all Portuguese descendants to leave SL!!!!!!!!
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Sammy / May 31, 2019
The Portugese descendants are not a threat to Sri Lanka nor do they wear clothing which could be security threats.
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Analyst / June 1, 2019
Portuguese descendants are the dangerous ones.
Almost 60% are the descendants of the calibre . Most of them used to be Don Juan Appuhamys and Donna Mary Menikes and more to add they were Catholics , Methodists, Christians . Now all their names have changed to Udagamas, Bogollagama’s, Welliwattes, Wicramasingeese , and Sillibananas. !
They have also changed their religions. Monday to Saturday Buddagama, on Sunday’s Catholics and Christians,.
Do they have any love for the country.?? No but Swindle the country for their present and future generations.
It’s a fact , the rest of the 40% are from India, Java, Borneo, traders from the middle east,.
So no community have any valid point to claim SL as APEH Aanduwe.
This is the saddest part.
It’s all fabricated history entwined with the Narnia Chronicles Mahawamsa.
None of those Lord Buddhas Sermons and Philosophy’s are followed but only the twisted versions that are followed as and when suits one.
It’s a country with twisted history with people of twisted minds.
Most of them are evil Liars and murderers.
Is it because the 60% who are descendants of those Portuguese blood running through their body have no sense of commitment or love of the country and people but love of the stealing from the State wealth. gained by Lies and deceptions or by pure greed.
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Analyst / June 1, 2019
The Rogue Thero one is released from prison after having a tête a tête with the Silli which is against the Law of the country.
The other yellow robed Rogue is sitting in front of Daladamaligawa in protest.
The followers are like sheep without a proper leader / spiritual leader , do as they please like headless chickens.
The Narnia chronicle Wamsa did not say the yellow robed ones should preach none other than good deeds for the people and the country . Their worshipful places are jungle caves. Not living in luxury and eating and drinking lavishly.
This is beyond repair , Like living in a fantasy land created by these yellow robed liars who have come out from the Caves and taken the country to Ransom, so does the Anarchy prevails.
Until these yellow robes are sent back to caves to do the good deeds their antics will continue such as demanding the ruling government to succumb to their petty demands or else ?? What ? Burn the country or self immolation??
They have suppressed one community with their demands now they have the perfect chance to suppress the second biggest minorities. Only God will tell what holds next for APEH Aanduwe and its so called Pseudo Buddhists?? .
It’s not the end yet . I would call them preachers in Robes. Wreckers of this nation.
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Roman Leslie / June 1, 2019
What’s their dress skirted and blouses didn’t many LTTE women suicide bombers wear them and blew themselves up . Grow up don’t exhibit your pee brain
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Cholan / June 2, 2019
Why drag LTTE to cover up your stupidity?
Saree is the dress for these converted Tamil Hindus called SLMusulins .
It is not only possible to hide bombs inside this imported Bedouin dress but also convenient for smuggling eh?
If SL Musulims want Bedouin dress ..law ..tradition they can move to Mecca .
Cheers
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Ethel Nanayakkara / May 31, 2019
?????
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Justice & Fairplay / June 1, 2019
ABM, what a pathetic post!
What inconvenience have they created?
That said, the Abaya poses a real security threat as weapons could be smuggled in beneath the garment.
Banning it’s use must not be seen in a narrow perspective.
Why only sari and osari?
What about allowing skirts and trousers for women?
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Roman Leslie / June 1, 2019
How many have you found smuggling weapons under abayas.. May be LTTE snuggled bombs and weapons under abayas what Sinhala fools are you . Just spewing hate without having sensibility. This is the racism of Sinhalese Buddhist
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Hyro Proto / June 1, 2019
ABM > Are the Portuguese descendents extremists that want all of the non-portugese descendents killed? Or simply are the Portuguese descendents refuces to live as Sri Lankans & think that this country should be Portugal? Or even more simple… Are they a threat to the security of this country, it’s culture or it’s people ? Guess not…
So pls stop talking out of your ass
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Ajith / June 1, 2019
ABM,
Can you clarify who are these Portuguese descendents? As far as I know most of the descendents to Srilanka are from India. This includes most of the Sinhalese, Tamils and Sonakar (Muslims). Portuguese descendents are now converted Sinhalese. Do you want to send them out to where? Portuguese? The problem since 1848 is Buddhism in Srilanka. Buddhism came from India. Why don’t you think about that option as well.
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Native Vedda / June 1, 2019
ABM
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“Time has come to ask all Portuguese descendants to leave SL!!!!!!!!”
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Most of them left just after 1956, thanks to the public racist SWRD Bandaranayake, a kallathonie descendant of South India.
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Don’t you think it’s high time rest of those descendant of Tamil/Sinhala/Muslim kallathonies went back to their natural homeland in South India? Your mother country needs you.
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When are you leaving?
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Sujeewa / May 31, 2019
My friend. You are a real racist scum. Sorry to say this but Buddhism doesn’t preach what you say. Go back to learning your basics.
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Gemini Cricket / June 1, 2019
If our people particed what Buddhism preaches do you think we will be in this mess we are in?
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Buddhism preaches a lot of things. None of which is followed.
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Buddha says we should look at the future and not give much attention to the past. Buddha says that it is a persons actions that makes him good or bad not his cast or creed. Buddha says that ignorance is the root cause of our problems so we have to enlighten ourselves with wisdom. How many people use wisdom to reason today.
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We have become a land full of dumb mutts who follow arseholes blindly.
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Amarasiri / May 31, 2019
CT,
RE: Ministry Of Public Administration To Stop Female Public Servants Wearing Abaya?
What does the constitution say? Does the constitution say anything about the dress code? Are the Govt. offices secular institutions or religions intuitions? Certainly, there needs to be separation of State and Religion. Religion is a private belief, affair, not a state affair.
50 years ago, there was no abaya, only saree and salvar kameez. Then came the Satan following Wahhabi invasion with the petrodollars and Middle East Arab cultural influence. The Ulama, Mullahs and Imams told the Muslim women, if they wear the saree, they will end up in Hell Fire. A lie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_Najd
Only the Wahhabi Salafies and their clones ended in Hell-Fire per prescient Hadith of Najd. The Wahhabi petrodollars suppressed it.
“O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam. O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Yemen.” The people said, “O Messenger of Allaah, and our Najd.” I think the third time the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, “There (in Najd) will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and from there appears the Horn of Satan.”
Scholar from al-Azhar: Wahhabism is a Satanic Faith, the Horn of the Devil that Muhammad Predicted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDy_apXW3E
The Ministry Of Public Administration, should cite the Authentic Hadith of Najd, and send out a circular saying that only those who follow Wahhabism -Salafism and it clone, who follow Satan, will end up in Hell-Fire, nd NOT those women who wear a saree or salvar kameez., and cite the Islamic Authentic Hadith of Najd.
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Real Revolutionist / May 31, 2019
Lanka Perera
As a matter of fact.
Especially Muslims shouldn’t keep their women wrapped & hidden for many reasons.
1. It violates their right for freedom, equality & enjoy feminineness such as desire to be fashionable, appear to the world beautifully & attractively etc.
2. In a country where equality of men & women is assured, wrapped up women are always anti-social.
3. Muslims didn’t come here with women, they married Sinhala & Tamil women so Sinhala & Tamil people are ethically concerned about their sisters’ (descending) well being & they don’t tolerate violating their rights.
4. In any community love, kindness & compassion is communicated mainly by women so keeping them shut is again anti-social.
So for peaceful co-existence, this male dominating, stone age Muslim life style must be changed.
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Roman Leslie / June 1, 2019
Did you inquire from the women whether it’s their men who bundled them up. Don’t assume and presume. Go speak to a few of them if you can these women are doctors lawyers and public servants don’t blindly follow what others say an entire country of sheeps
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MF / June 1, 2019
Hahaaha you are a Buddhist racist and you don’t have the right to bring any law to fit your agenda. This country belongs to all Sri Lankan’s regardless of religion or race. If you can wear a amuday and go naked on the road then we can wear a abaya. Your buddies are unemployed is because there not qualified, but very well qualified in acting like thugs and narrow minded like you.
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Real Revolutionist / June 1, 2019
MF
It is not racism, it is not my agenda, it’s our agenda (of you & me)
Yes this country belongs to all of us.
Both amuday & wrapped up dress on anybody are indecent.
In other words amude = abaya with cloak.
Amude makes the person wear it naked & abaya with cloak makes those women’s men (dad, hubby & brothers) naked.
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Mark / June 1, 2019
Real Revolutionist
This is Sinhala Buddhist country only, if Muslims want to live they should behave, no any dress that can be identifies with islamic religion can be worn in public, no Abaya or any other damn dress . If Muslims cannot behave then should leave Sri Lanka for good, for arab land or elsewhere
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Mark / June 1, 2019
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Hyro Proto / June 1, 2019
MF > ambudaya is a dress associated with Sri Lankan culture.. Abaya is a an Arabic influence.. it has nothing to do with Sri Lanka..this is not Saudi Arabia..
The current situation demands tight security & covering most of your face is a security concern.. In a national emergency… Safety of the majority of the public is more important than a person’s personal choice of clothing…
Don’t be selfish… The more you try to force your Wahabism extremist ways on the Sri Lankan population, the more hate & isolation you will get from the majority… Remember that it’s not only Sinhalese that are against this but Tamils as well…
Simply… People don’t trust you anymore… Try to earn back that trust.. Try to join the Sri Lankan culture again…
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Native Vedda / June 1, 2019
Lanka Perera
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Don’t you think it’s high time all those descendant of Tamil/Sinhala/Muslim kallathonies went back to their natural homeland in South India? Your mother country needs you.
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When are you leaving?
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Mallaiyuran / May 31, 2019
This is what one call Sinhala Buddhist Wahhabism. Other in OIC countries, no country in the world would be having this kind of dress code for public service employees.
What is Deepika verdict on this though? Another human rights violation by Shanmuga School? (Deepika and her gang’s salary should be distributed to the beggars on the roads. Then it will be better spent).
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wannihami / June 1, 2019
Yes it does. France for instance.
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Roman Lealie / June 1, 2019
Isn’t it a Buddhist country so where does France come to the picture. France is a secular country it hasn’t attached any religion to it. If you want tell your sheeps to get rid of the Buddhist country part out of the constitution then let’s all talk about secularism in the public service
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Amarasiri / June 1, 2019
Wannihami,
France is a secular Republic. Sri Lanka is not.
It is high time Sri Lanka too becomes s Secular Republic.
Has anybody ended up being Reborn , Hell Fire, Heaven Purgatory yet?
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Mallaiyuran / June 1, 2019
Wannihami,
You probably didn’t get the meaning of the circular. In France and other Western countries, based on their road experiences and court cases, some kind of dresses are excluded for wearing. It is not about Muslims. Many Christian women activists from Australia went to beach with Burkini and got arrested. Because that beach dress is not allowed in France. In France it is not legislated of what can be worn in a government office, as this circular trying to do. Think and try to understand for few minutes the difference between “Must be wearing” and “Cannot wear”. Circular says women must wear Sari/Osari. Remember if Chamindra Weerawardhana see this he/she will write his/her own essay condemning this circular because of its divisive gender nature. The circular is illegal in many different dimensions. As somebody already suggested the drafter is an illiterate minion.
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Cousin George / May 31, 2019
Hooray, Three hearty cheers top the Ministry of Public Administration for showing some spine.
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Champa / May 31, 2019
This is not true.
The Circular has clearly indicated that female officers can wear additional attire, meaning a head scarf, to keep their religious identity. It further says that in doing so, they have to make sure that it does not have any obstruct in identifying them.
There is nothing wrong with the Circular.
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Champa / May 31, 2019
This is not true.
The Circular has clearly indicated that female officers can wear additional attire, meaning a head scarf, to keep their religious identity. It further says that in doing so, they have to make sure that it does not have any obstruction in identifying them.
There is nothing wrong with the Circular.
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Ralph / May 31, 2019
They can wear the Abhaya on top of the saree.
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Lanka Perera / June 1, 2019
If they wear abhaya on top of the saree, still they will look like ghosts. It would be better if they wear saree on top of the abhaya, and appear like goni billas.
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George of the Jungle / June 1, 2019
Its better than wearing very short skirts showing the panty and looking like sluts
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MF / June 1, 2019
Hahaaha you are a Buddhist racist and you don’t have the right to bring any law to fit your agenda. This country belongs to all Sri Lankan’s regardless of religion or race. If you can wear a amuday and go naked on the road then we can wear a abaya. Your buddies are unemployed is because there not qualified, but very well qualified in acting like thugs and narrow minded like you.
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Ben Hurling / May 31, 2019
I fully support this move. Religious symbols have no place in civil service or public space. Secular Turkey guided by founding principles of the great modernizer Mustafa Kemal Ataturk strictly implemented this practice for 80 years. There was a total ban on headscarves in Turkish schools, universities and public administration. Until recently political Islamist, hypocrite and dictator Erdogan became the President. He has gradually started destroying the secular, modern Turkish Republic with Islamic backwardness. God save beautiful Turkey from Muslim fanatics!
Cheers!
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George of the Jungle / June 1, 2019
Yo Ben the dress is not a religious symbol. its a personal preference to wear what u like. Some lovely moslem ladies wear business suites n sarees n shalwar n some abayas…. same ways Christians n Buddhists dress the way they like…. these govenment offices cannot do jack shit about dress code.. its a violation of humane rites. Oh Kemal Ataturk was an agent of the zionists just like the house of Saud….
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Roman Leslie / June 1, 2019
That’s because Turkey is a secular state but SRI LANKA is not it’s a Buddhist country who treats other religions equally according to its constitution that’s why monks play havoc on the streets in SL and they are released from prisons even though they are punished by law
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Mallaiyuran / May 31, 2019
There is one MGR’s movie called MATTUKKAARA VELAN. Here is line from in one of the song.
“pinnalai munna vittu pinni pinni kaattuRaa
pinnaalE thuukki vittu kaiyaalE izhukkuRaa
For my knowledge this would be the sexiest line Kumarathasan wrote for Cinema.
(when seeing me) “She brought the pleat front; pleated and re-pleated repeatedly;
Then she threw it back and barring (hovering) it with her fingers, top to bottom
If the religion is only about protecting people from sexual activities, the song is real proof for the need to hide the women hair with worst ugly object so that Kumarathasan like poets wouldn’t be spoiled by imagining things like that and spoil other youngsters too. Muslim commentators here claiming Abaya is moderate deterrent, enough. But, after reading Kumarathasan’s Kalabooloo and lately having googled how an Abaya looks like, I don’t think so.
50%( just a guess) of the models in ads had pleated the head part of the cloth and many are black in color to resemble natural hair, no coherent with the flowered print maxi they wore with it. It was one of the Model in the Ads today reminded me the old, old love song of MGR. She was pretending like she was pleating the cloth and it looked heavy bunch of beautiful human hair. So what is point of Abaya? It is not even a flimsy cover to naked hair, but enhancer of feminine look.
My recommendation for Public service to bring sanity inside office rooms from the flirty-vampy boys and girls:
1). Dress has to be made with jute thread,(Sack thread)
2).Hair has to be shaven like a Bikini, no covering to manipulated cheating
3).Perfume should be made out of Skunk spray.
Then the offices will be super-efficient.
(Dress code for Government Office? Abaya provoked it? The whole world is lunatic; that is it)
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SJ / June 1, 2019
Mallung
Please translate: “Hair has to be shaven like a Bikini”.
At times, it is a struggle to get your unintended jokes.
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Mallaiyuran / June 1, 2019
“Please translate: “Hair has to be shaven like a Bikini”.
Translation won’t help man, because come Savams don’t get it anyway.
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SJ / June 2, 2019
I understand your difficulty. True, it is hard to translate nonsense.
So it seems that you don’t get it either!
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Try going off that hazardous medication
It should help.
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Mallaiyuran / June 2, 2019
Mr.Savams, how do you teach university kids with kind of your imbecile interpretations? Why are you being like dog tail, cannot be corrected. Where did I say, it cannot be translated? Why are you struggling to put word into my mouth? Further isn’t it you who could not understand but still standing high to rate it as nonsense? It tell it is not even dog but real Nariya because others sweet grapes feels sour to you.
It only imbecile like you would post a theory of “Nonsense Cannot be translated”. What there you are telling is what you cannot understand also cannot be translated. That tells your Standardization PhD even did not give enough in sights in languages’ relationship to understand how a translation process works or when one is hard to translate and when one is easy. Is that how you grade students too?
The smartest part is you are telling me that you have understood my difficulty, but you couldn’t understand what I wrote. Where did your that kind of smart brain went without helping you understand what I wrote but helping you to guess I am having trouble to translate? But apparently no one else had a question on that and no one else needed a translation to get. Are trying to tell me all others are dumb and you are the only smart that is why you post such an imbecile question?
How you go and face students after writing comments like that. Don’t they put their head under the table and laugh?
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Steve / May 31, 2019
Why don’t they allow females to wear a trouser and shirt if they wish to. Comfortable in the Sri Lankan climate.
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SBJK / May 31, 2019
If comfort is rhe criteria then I must say the abaya is better suited than rhe saree because it’s a light garment and loosely fits. But here we are focusing on displaying nationalism by removing any religious identity.
I see no harm as long as everybody complies.
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Estate Labourer / May 31, 2019
Most of them will look ghastly if they do that!
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Nadan / May 31, 2019
This is very short sighted. Now, Muslim ladies would just drop out of school by the time they done O/L and get married. This is only to please the Monks and bigots. What about Tamils who wears Salwar?
The country should be encouraging Muslim female to get educated and get ahead.
I have noticed that most Muslim women who hold good jobs, dont normally wear Abaya anyways. Maybe peer pressure or maybe they are free to choose what they want and not dependent on their husband or parents.
Muslims in SL, most of them don’t value higher studies. They are mostly interested in opening their won business.
In any case, I like the idea.
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Nathan / May 31, 2019
In SL hot and humid weather best is shorts and loose T-shirt for both males and females. It is up to females to decide they wear bra or not. This will also ensure that females maintain their figure and keep heir limbs clean and shiny. This saree covers all the short comings and can mislead the males. We are progressing and thank you Wahhabism.
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Ahmad Nadvi / May 31, 2019
Dear Lanka Perera!
Don’t be fooled. The above circular gives freedom of expression to men and women. At paragraph IV it is said in addition to what is said, as to the dress code, at paragraph I, men and women can wear an additional clothing to keep their religious identity.
So Muslim men can wear caps and Muslim women can wear head scarf. Problem is solved.
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Spring Koha / June 1, 2019
Ahmad Nadvi
I think that it would be best for Muslim men and women to avoid becoming obvious targets for trouble makers. History has plenty of examples. The thinking in the Muslim community at this time should be along the lines of discretion being the better part of valour. There are many trouble makers about, and the Muslim do not need any heroes. The unthinking evil men who committed acts of terrorism have put a noose around the neck of our Muslim community, so please don’t give the bastards an excuse to pull the noose tight.
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Real Revolutionist / June 1, 2019
Men & especially women will be seen more decently without cap & head scarf.
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SJ / May 31, 2019
Will they propose to make the attire of the clergy also consistent with that for civilians?
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Hyro Proto / June 1, 2019
Clergy are not government servents no ?
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SJ / June 1, 2019
But they are supposedly in the service of the public.
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Ralph / May 31, 2019
Why not insist that everybody from the PM downwards wear the National dress.
That would be great!
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Wini / May 31, 2019
In a day and age where we have progressed so much i find this circular to be offensive to women everywhere. Even in courts in SL women are now allowed to wear dresses or trouser and top provided it is modest. Why are we being forced to wear saree? Why cannot the circular simply insist on a modest dress instead of imposing saree upon women? The person who wrote this obviously has no idea how hot it is to wear saree all the time, especially given global warming. Further the younger generation is not a saree wearing generation.
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Spring Koha / June 1, 2019
Wini
I agree that for far too long our cultural mad mullahs have forced women to wear totally unsuitable clothing for our climate. I wish we had the courage to trust the majority of women who will dress sensible, and when needed, advise those who cannot understand the unwritten rules.
By the way, could we also work to the change the practice in our courts where normally eminent judges go through the nonsense of wearing wigs to show their status. A throwback to old colonial times, and completely unnecessary in this day and age.
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Roman Leslie / June 1, 2019
Saree is from INDIA and it is brought in Indian culture not SRI LANKAN as claimed by many here
Abaya is a problem because it’ brings Arab culture, trousers and skirts because it’s western culture then the only thing left for women is Redda and hatta the original Sinhala dress
Like Sinhala only language of SWRD now SINHALA ONLY DRESS CODE TOO. What the language problem brought was 30 years of civil war what will the dress bring now
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Siva Sankaran Sharma / June 2, 2019
Yes Saree is from India but 99% of the Sri Lankan population are from India and from South India. Including these Abaya /Nikab/Hijab/ Burkha wearing fake Arab South Indian origin Tamil Muslims of Sri Lanka. This makes us a people of Indian origin , just like the native people of Britain whether they like it or not European. The saree and its variations is our national dress and was the dress of the Sri Lankan Muslim women, they had no problem with this and were not less Islamic , until in the mid 1980s they decided to Arabise and radicalise themselves , with lots of encouragement from all the ruling Sri Lankan governments and the selfish power hungry Muslim politicians and elite, as they wanted to create a new identity for these Tamil Sri Lankan Muslims and deliberately Arabise them and distance them away from their native Tamil Sufi Islamic culture, to use them as a tool to marginalise the island’s Tamils . Now it has seriously backfired. Just like the US sponsored Mujahedeen , who became the extremist Taliban in Afghanistan. Arabic, Arab culture, food, dress habits and Arabic Wahhabi Islam are all alien to this land. The native form of Islam is the Tamil Sufi Islam that came with these Muslims from South India and is a very beautiful and tolerant form of Islam . The culture is Tamil Islamic culture and dress is the Tamil Islamic dress. The saree with the end modestly used to cover the head. For young girls it was the Pavadai and the half saree or Salwar Kameez. This is what was worn for centuries and blended with the local Sinhalese and Tamil Buddhist/Hindu cultures and no one objected to this, until this aggressive Arabisation , Wahhabism imported from the alien Arab Gulf started to take over. We are an Indian people and our culture is from India and this includes the Sri Lankan Muslims.
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Sri lanka watchdog / May 31, 2019
Please stop this madness of attacking the muslim Women right to dress what they want , this is the error which lead to that last Terororism.
While Sri Lanka warped politics have been attacking Muslim dietary, women’s attires ,Countries like Thailand have been promoting muslim dietary ,while being a Tradtional Buddhist nation fighting a Muslim separatist for years and Singapore again a Buddhist majority nation has full freedom for Muslim women attire and Halal food is greatly promoted.
But they both a high on check on not just Islam.but all.religions on how the minds are shaped based on ideologies and preaching .
And high intelligence check on Social medias ,what is shared among all groups .
It is foolish to compremise Nation’s security for freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech needs its limits .
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Good Sense / May 31, 2019
More than once, I have expressed concern over the lack of a proper definition of various garbs, namely, Hijab, Niqab, Abaya, Purdah etc. Having read the circular, it is clear that the traditional dress worn by ladies of Bangladesh or Malaya are qualified and our lady officers and the public seeking public services could emulate the same whereas the dress worn by Saudi women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed. What is wrong in mandating that the identity of the party be clearly shown? Nobody has gone so low as to demand the examination of waste size or bust size of a woman for proper identification. Enough exposure of the face for facial recognition is quite fair and just and cannot be a cause for complaint.
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Muhandiram / May 31, 2019
Is Dress code for Public Servants the Biggest problem facing the Country?
If Security, viz. Identification of the person, is the Main Concern. how does other dresses for females like Salwar Kameez, Frocks, Jeans and even Abhaya without covering the Face, become an Identification Problem?
Obviously, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration is trying to Fool the people with an Ill Advised Program.
Instead of concentrating on Efforts to Solve Grave Problems facing the country and the people, such Actions ONLY Serve to Create More Problems and Confusion.
Wither Sri Lanka
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cholan / June 1, 2019
Nanaa
Today not only adults but also kids are afraid when they see these converted Tamil Hindus pretending fake Arabs dresses like this.
Not only this dress can hide bombs but also easiely transport drugs another popular trade of SL Musulims .
How did your grand mother and great grand mother dressed ? Simple saree and Mukaadu ?
and Men Saaram and Bannion plus thoppi .eh?
Now you all try to please your bedouin Saudi masters for their fat cheque .
FYI Arabs treat Asian Musulims as SHITS because they know all these people were once Hindus and converted to Isulam later for gift and money.
It is better the government to move all these Mususlims to posts like receptionist ,peon guards else they will do more damage and destruction, already these Musulims have taken the quota for Tamils in many departments and ministries .
Cheers
Cheers
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Muhandiram / June 1, 2019
Summa Poda Thamil Visaraa ( Get Lost you Thamil Visaran)
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EW Golding / May 31, 2019
I see an anti-Muslim witch-hunt build-up by bigots inside and outside the government who are actually wanting to ferment race riots.
So monks and priests should be prohibited from wearing the yellow robe and the cassock in public places; then the law would be balanced. Long beards and shaven heads should also be banned (natural baldness may be an exception if supported by a doctor’s certificate).
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Mallaiyuran / June 1, 2019
” I see an anti-Muslim witch-hunt build-up ”
Golding,
I am not sure how are you coming to that conclusion. Witch-Hunt is a phrase normally used when the powerful ruling faction go after opposition on minor flaws. Rishard is Ranil’s partner and Azath Salley and Hezbollah are direct appointments of New King for helping in the coup. They all are in very good & strong position. Other than that all minor people are normally prone to arbitrary judgements in Lankawe.
The doctor’s case is unique. He still is getting full support of Health Minister, Finance Minister and Prime Minister, GMOA, Hospital staff……… This man has practiced in hospital, so hospital records are witness. He has all ways to get out of malpractice and financial fraud cases. Muslims exclusively seeks only female Gynecologists. In that case if a Muslim man studies Gynecology and practices only on Sinhala women, you know even if there is no fire some smoke will come out. You may not call that is which hunt when, mainly, clients suspects of a doctor’s practice. In government hospital surgeon are not selected by patients, but get assigned by the government’s process. In that case, if a Sinhala woman (already 350 of them) suspects a Muslim male doctor of having hurt her, do you think there is no need for any arbitration, because it is witch hunt? Do you know what happened to CB Governor Mahendran when he carried out PM’s instructions? The Doc’s case has now turned somewhere else. If he has Inland Revenue Service papers, he produces it to FCID and get out. What biggie there? That cannot be witch hunt either. If you think other political thieves’ robberies are not investigated, then that is political impunity that is not witch hunt on minor criminal. That is impunity.
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Mallaiyuran / June 1, 2019
While a Buddhist monk is fasting against Rishard, Rishard said managed to have got Ranil to withdraw the above mentioned circular. Then why do you fear that a baseless witch hunt is going to work against Rishard? Remember, Rishard did not take a HR case against the circular, but just told Ranil that it it were not withdrawn, he would quit Yahapalanaya and it will collapse. Is that Rishard was blackmailing the government or somebody else witch-hunting him? (Don’t take as I support that circular). Rishard a person sent his gang in the daytime to raid Mannar court and he directed the operation from Rapist Navy’s Heli. The case covered up and he never did clear his name.
In Last government, Hezbollah was minister and did all possible for him selecting Muslim community, exclusively. He has given interviews how he confiscated Hindu Temples’ properties and gave it to Muslim businesses and Mosques. Muslim community still rejected him because of his nastiness and he lost election. He is a nominated MP in SLFP. Ranil wanted to him a minister post in UNP. But New King prevented and gave him Governor Post. Nobody knows how and why Hezbollah built a Sharia university that can turn out 1000 graduate an years, in country where Sharia is not an accepted law. Where do you see the witch hunt in all these?
Azath Salley has done his juggleries on the Muslim teachers transfers. They were contract teachers. He over ruled the contracts and sent them to their village school to teach a lesson to the upcountry Tamil school, which protested on their dresses. There are many Tamil graduates are unemployed. Muslim & Sinhala Governors only employ Muslim teachers to Tamil schools. Government gave a chance that they have to finish five years before asking transfer. Now he played this game. Azath Salley is SLFP guy but arrested and put in prison by SLFP guys for his rousing interviews.
Who is witch hunting whom, where when? Please explain your thoughts.
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Roman Leslie / June 1, 2019
Well said
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Real Revolutionist / May 31, 2019
There should be a system to rehabilitate/punish men, whose women (mom, wife, daughter, grand ma etc.) wear abaya, niqab etc. to cover the whole body.
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Wini / June 1, 2019
You would prefer for a woman to be totally uncovered and exposed? Consider what you are saying. Why should a man be responsible for a womans choice of dress. We women are an independent lot, thank you. Our choices are our own
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Real Revolutionist / June 1, 2019
Wini
Living in fools paradise? We take pity on you.
Keep aside your men’s god you’re having on your head.
You’ll be free dear.
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Nihal / June 1, 2019
What is the dress code for monks who works as public sector employees? Shirt and trouser, This circular will be amended 100 times and cancelled thereafter. Nowdays all top seats occupied by short sighted SLAS officers. They are root cause for many problems in the country.
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roy / June 1, 2019
It’s time for the Sinhalese to become naturists , they are going back to primitive era. Why aren’t the Muslims
file a case against this disastrous ministry, they can send this joker Ranasiri home. Bloody jokers preparing for elections. It is done by Photuwa used by the puppet president to frame Ranil and co.
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rbh / June 1, 2019
in time to come male and female will have to cover or be masked Due to environmental impurities air pollutants affect the respiratory system the atmosphere mainly by dew to high concentrations to industries, motor vehicles, and thermoelectric power plants, pollutants are released directly into the atmosphere.
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Saree Pota / June 1, 2019
Why only men have the option to wear trouser / shirt in addition to the sarong / national. … and women to stick to saree .. blady male dominance… who enjoy to see the ladies navals….
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Shrikharan / June 1, 2019
There has to be a dress code in places of work. Certainly wearing a mask in a name of culture is not acceptable. Cowboy caste cannot be allowed to carry pistols in public. Can I come to my work place in an amude claiming my cultural rights?
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rbh / June 1, 2019
Expose and invite insect bites.
Wear loose fitting, light colored, long sleeved shirts and pants.MOH Ministry of health advice Use insect repellent, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and control mosquitoes inside and outside your home.
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shankar / June 1, 2019
If they tell everyone to come nude the problem is over.I have been to nudist colonies and after the initial nervousness you are fine and wonder why you should be wearing cumbersome garments at all.I sleep nude ,walk around my property nude and i wish i can walk to the grocers and buy my things nude,but i think in srilanka they might call the police.
As for the abaya or whatever,i wish the muslims just go nude instead like me.having said that it is a fundamental right to wear what you like(and if you want to go nude too i suppose).Once you allow basic rights to be violated by the state,where will it end?One day the state might say you have to come in polished shoes too to office.Someone at the entrance will check whther they are nice and shiny.Today it will be the muslims at the receiving end.Tomorrow it could be the wider population.
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Andare 2.0 / June 1, 2019
In the meantime we address the Islam fundamentalism we need to look into Christian fundamentalism much more vigorously. They are no different from Islam fundamentalism. Various kinds Born again churches are popping up everywhere . Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith is well aware of this. He knows the threat posed by born again organizations on traditional Catholics. Unfortunately today our political parties, media and courts too are infested with born again followers most of whom are appearing as Buddhists. Also they hold top positions unlike their islamist counterparts which make things much more worse. Globally Christian fundamentalists use Islam fundamentalists as a tool to attack and weaken other religions and cultures
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Anil Ranjith Induwara / June 1, 2019
We all are Sri Lankans. It is not fair to treat people on their race, caste or creed which is irrelevant. we all are human being. In buddhism, no such thing. The Lord Buddha treated all equally. Sunnetha, Sopaka were very poor and low caste. Buddha had never seen them before. But, having understood they have wisdom than king Kosala he went to them but not to his most loyal supporter king Kosala. So, as a Buddhist I believe we should not treat anybody in a bad way. We should think all of us are in a same family. . This country equally belongs to all of us. We must try to thrive the country all together.
We will unite. We should have the first thing in Noble Eight Fold Path – Right View”. Then “Right Thought”
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rbh / June 1, 2019
If Pregnant lady wearing long dress and another pregnant lady wearing the a white dress visits 6 or 10 mall shops and malls finding medicine/home needs what is her treatment at the security checking spot. The lady who kill rajiv gandhi was carrying flowers.
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Elena / June 1, 2019
If this is how the common Sri Lankan thinks, please don’t put our brave service and police personnel in danger, they are also people with families.
Next time, when a suicide bomber appears in a government office covering the bombs with a black cloth similar to the dress in question, please don’t complain against the government, the security services and all the others, take the responsibility for what you have uttered here, please note down what you have written here never to blame anybody again instead we all can go to heaven with those suicide bombers and live happily ever after. At least they will get the company of those 72 virgins, but we are not since we have not done any loyal service to the GOD.
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cholan / June 1, 2019
Follow Greater China they know how to handle Uighurs Musulims .
No covering of face allowed.
No Loud speaker wailing in the early mornings.
in Greater China
Bring Mossad.
Allow U S Forces in North-East.
Cheers
Cheers
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