{"id":191302,"date":"2018-06-14T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=191302"},"modified":"2018-06-14T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:59:24","slug":"uk-federation-of-saiva-hindu-temples-object-to-kader-masthans-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/uk-federation-of-saiva-hindu-temples-object-to-kader-masthans-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Federation Of Saiva (Hindu) Temples Object To Kader Masthan\u2019s Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federation of Saiva (Hindu) Temples in the United Kingdom has written to President Maithripala Sirisena expressing \u2018deep sorrow, concern and anguish\u2019 at the appointment of National List MP Kader Masthan as Deputy Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>In an open letter to the President issued on Tuesday, the Federation has pointed out that the appointment of a Muslim to oversee Hindu religious affairs \u2018is insensitive and mischievous\u2019. The Federation has called on the President to respond to the hurt of the Saiva\/Hindu community and \u2018take immediate steps to amend this transgression.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The full text of the statement is as follows:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UK-Federation-Of-Saiva-Hindu-Temples-Object-To-Kader-Masthan\u2019s-Appointment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-191304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UK-Federation-Of-Saiva-Hindu-Temples-Object-To-Kader-Masthan\u2019s-Appointment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UK-Federation-Of-Saiva-Hindu-Temples-Object-To-Kader-Masthan\u2019s-Appointment.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UK-Federation-Of-Saiva-Hindu-Temples-Object-To-Kader-Masthan\u2019s-Appointment-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UK-Federation-Of-Saiva-Hindu-Temples-Object-To-Kader-Masthan\u2019s-Appointment-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/UK-Federation-Of-Saiva-Hindu-Temples-Object-To-Kader-Masthan\u2019s-Appointment-791x1024.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":183243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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