{"id":39671,"date":"2012-04-24T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=39671"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:08:18","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T09:08:18","slug":"concerned-citizens-statement-against-religious-intolerance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/concerned-citizens-statement-against-religious-intolerance\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerned Citizens\u2019 Statement Against Religious Intolerance"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Colombo Telegraph –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>“We appeal to the President, state institutions and officials, and those in the executive to take the utmost heed of this growing trend of intolerance. We strongly believe that the people of this country, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Christian and Burgher wish to live in harmony with each other. We also strongly believe that it is a minority of persons who take to violence in riding rough shod over the rights of others. We strongly urge the state to take measures curb this growing trend and to do its utmost to make minorities feel in every way people of this country. In the post war context this is of the utmost importance for reconciliation and peaceful co-existence. We also appeal to religious and community leaders to initiate dialogue at all possible levels so that minority communities feel secure. We pledge our support for a pluralist Sri Lankan society. ” issuing a\u00a0statement a group of \u00a0concerned citizens says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below we produce the full statement;<\/p>\n

Concerned citizens\u2019 statement against religious intolerance<\/p>\n

It is with great concern that we the undersigned protest against increasing religious intolerance in Sri Lanka in regards to minority religions. We specifically condemn the recent violent attack on the Mosque in Dambulla. The Hindu community has also been asked to move their temple. The Dambulla Khairya mosque had been in existence for over 60 years and has legal documents regarding its construction. On Friday the 20th of April 2012 a tense situation arose as regular Friday prayer at the Mosque was prevented by a gang led by Buddhist monks who claimed that it was an illegal construction. The group stated that both the Mosque and Hindu shrine were built on sacred Buddhist ground. It is further regrettable that law enforcement authorities could not take appropriate action to stop the forceful entry and threatening the community and they were seen to be prevented by the unruly gang from performing their duty as public servants.<\/p>\n

On the 22nd after a discussion with the Prime Minister, it has been announced that the Mosque and Muslim families living within the area will be relocated. The Muslim Trust is still in negotiations with the government. While we are in support of reaching a solution through negotiations with the Muslim community, we would like to stress that any decision taken on this issue should not be unjust towards the minority communities in the context of post-war Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

The mosque has been in existence for over 60 years and the Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim persons in the region had been living together in a spirit of amity for decades, if not centuries. Yet, today we see a growing trend of intolerance to minority religious, which the state has done little to check. The incident in Dambulla is not an isolated one. Last year a Muslim shrine (Dargha) was destroyed in Anuradhapura. In Ashraf Nagar the military has taken over land that belongs to 69 Muslim families, including land that was allotted for a Muslim burial ground. In Illangaithurai Muhathuwaram (now renamed Lanka Patuna) a Shivan shrine was removed and a Buddhist statute was built in its place. A group of Buddhist monks and people attacked the four Square Gospel Church in Kaluthara North last year. The Police have prevented the church from functioning claiming that it would lead to a breach peace. In Ambalangoda the Assembly of God church was attacked in February this year. A pastor in Kalutara was attacked and a house belonging to a Christian was ransacked by Buddhist monks alleging that the church was engaged in conversions. The police failed to frame charges against Buddhist monks. Recently the government has also tried to pass the Town and Country Planning bill which allows for religious land to also been acquired in municipal and urban areas for economic, social, historical, environmental or religious purposes. Even though the bill has been challenged in court and withdrawn there is a plan to bring the bill back as law through other avenues. Such acts increase the sense of insecurity that minorities in general feel in this as regards the practice of worship and co existence.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious community in which religious acceptance and protection of religious and cultural rights and the freedom to practice their religion anywhere in the country is a basic tenet of the Constitution and a protection assured to all citizens.<\/p>\n

We appeal to the President, state institutions and officials, and those in the executive to take the utmost heed of this growing trend of intolerance. We strongly believe that the people of this country, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Christian and Burgher wish to live in harmony with each other. We also strongly believe that it is a minority of persons who take to violence in riding rough shod over the rights of others. We strongly urge the state to take measures curb this growing trend and to do its utmost to make minorities feel in every way people of this country. In the post war context this is of the utmost importance for reconciliation and peaceful co-existence. We also appeal to religious and community leaders to initiate dialogue at all possible levels so that minority communities feel secure. We pledge our support for a pluralist Sri Lankan society.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Affected Women’s Forum (Akkaraippattu)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Association\u00a0of\u00a0War-Affected Women<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Centre for Human Resource Development (Viluthu)<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Centre for Human Rights and Development<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Centre for Mass Communication and Media (Mannar)<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Centre for Policy Alternatives<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Equal Ground<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Families of the Disappeared<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Human Rights office Kandy<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0\u00a0IMADR- Asia<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0\u00a0INFORM<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jaffna Civil Society for Equality<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0\u00a0Lawyers for Democracy<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0\u00a0Mannar Women\u2019s Development Federation<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0\u00a0Mothers and Daughters of Lanka<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0\u00a0Mullaitheevu Women Development and Rehabilitation Trust<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0\u00a0Muslim Women\u2019s Trust \u2013 Puttalum<\/p>\n

18.\u00a0\u00a0Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum<\/p>\n

19.\u00a0\u00a0National Peace Council<\/p>\n

20.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Red Flag Movement<\/p>\n

21.\u00a0\u00a0Right to Life Human Rights Center<\/p>\n

22.\u00a0\u00a0Rights Now Collective for Democracy<\/p>\n

23.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sakhi Collaboration<\/p>\n

24.\u00a0\u00a0Stand Up Movement<\/p>\n

25.\u00a0\u00a0Voluntary Service Development Organization<\/p>\n

26.\u00a0\u00a0Women\u2019s Action Network<\/p>\n

27.\u00a0\u00a0Women and Media Collective<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
28.\u00a0\u00a0A.L.M Bashir- NESAM, Nindavaur<\/p>\n

29.\u00a0\u00a0A.Perinpanayagam<\/p>\n

30.\u00a0\u00a0A.Rajasingam<\/p>\n

31.\u00a0\u00a0A.S.Mohamed Rayees<\/p>\n

32.\u00a0\u00a0Ashila Dandeniya<\/p>\n

33.\u00a0\u00a0A.W.A. Jihad (Muthur People’s Forum)<\/p>\n

34.\u00a0\u00a0Aliyar Hazarat\u00a0 (Sammanthurai)<\/p>\n

35.\u00a0\u00a0Ameena Hussein<\/p>\n

36.\u00a0\u00a0Anberiya Hanifa<\/p>\n

37.\u00a0\u00a0Ann Jabbar<\/p>\n

38.\u00a0\u00a0B. Skanthakumar<\/p>\n

39.\u00a0\u00a0B.Gowthaman<\/p>\n

40.\u00a0\u00a0B.F. A. Basnayake<\/p>\n

41.\u00a0\u00a0Beryl Perera<\/p>\n

42.\u00a0\u00a0Bhavani Fonseka\u00a0(Attorney-at-Law)<\/p>\n

43.\u00a0\u00a0Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe<\/p>\n

44.\u00a0\u00a0Brito Fernando<\/p>\n

45.\u00a0\u00a0C.De Silva<\/p>\n

46.\u00a0\u00a0Cayathri Divakalala<\/p>\n

47.\u00a0\u00a0Chandragupta Thenuwera<\/p>\n

48.\u00a0\u00a0Chathurika Senanayake<\/p>\n

49.\u00a0\u00a0Chulani Kodikara<\/p>\n

50.\u00a0\u00a0Damaris Wickremesekera<\/p>\n

51.\u00a0\u00a0Darshana Liyanage<\/p>\n

52.\u00a0\u00a0Dayapala Thiranagama<\/p>\n

53.\u00a0\u00a0Dileepa Witharana<\/p>\n

54.\u00a0\u00a0Dishani Jayaweera (Attorney-at-Law)<\/p>\n

55.\u00a0\u00a0Divakalala Sundaram<\/p>\n

56.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Camena Guneratne<\/p>\n

57.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. D. H. S. Maithripala<\/p>\n

58.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Danesh Karunanayake<\/p>\n

59.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Dharmasena Pathiraja<\/p>\n

60.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Farzana Haniffa<\/p>\n

61.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Harini Amarasuriya<\/p>\n

62.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Kumar David<\/p>\n

63.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Liyanage Amarakeerthi<\/p>\n

64.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. M. Vethannathan (University of Jaffna)<\/p>\n

65.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Muttukrishna Sarvananthan (Point Pedro Institute of Development)<\/p>\n

66.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Nishan de Mel<\/p>\n

67.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Pakiasothy Saravanamuthu<\/p>\n

68.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Philip Setunga<\/p>\n

69.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Philip Setunga<\/p>\n

70.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Ranil D. Guneratne<\/p>\n

71.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Ruvan Weerasinghe<\/p>\n

72.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Selvy Thiruchandran<\/p>\n

73.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Shamala Kumar<\/p>\n

74.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Sumathy Sivamohan<\/p>\n

75.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. T. Jayasingam<\/p>\n

76.\u00a0\u00a0Dushi Kanapathipillai<\/em><\/p>\n

77.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ethayarani<\/p>\n

78.\u00a0\u00a0Faizun Zackariya<\/p>\n

79.\u00a0\u00a0Francis Devarani (Ampara)<\/p>\n

80.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Fr. Nandana Manatunga<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

81.\u00a0\u00a0Fr. Jeyabalan Croos<\/p>\n

82.\u00a0\u00a0Fr. Nandana Manatunga ( Human Rights Office Kandy)<\/p>\n

83.\u00a0\u00a0Fr. S. Maria Anthony, S. J.<\/p>\n

84.\u00a0\u00a0Fr. T. S. Josuwa (Kavithalaya Kala Mandram)<\/p>\n

85.\u00a0\u00a0Fr. Terence Fernando<\/p>\n

86.\u00a0\u00a0Fr. V. Yogeswaran<\/p>\n

87.\u00a0\u00a0F. Solomantine<\/p>\n

88.\u00a0\u00a0Gamini Viyangoda<\/p>\n

89.\u00a0\u00a0Godfrey Yogarajah (General Secretary, National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

90.\u00a0\u00a0Gowrie Ponniah<\/p>\n

91.\u00a0\u00a0Harean Hettiarachchi (Programme Manager)<\/p>\n

92.\u00a0\u00a0Harshana Rambukwella\u00a0\u00a0(Senior Lecturer- Open University)<\/p>\n

93.\u00a0\u00a0Hashintha Jayasinghe<\/p>\n

94.\u00a0\u00a0Himali Nawalage (Sales Manager)<\/p>\n

95.\u00a0\u00a0I.Malwatta<\/p>\n

96.\u00a0\u00a0J. C. Weliamuna (Attorney at Law)<\/p>\n

97.\u00a0\u00a0Jagath Weerasinghe (Artist)<\/p>\n

98.\u00a0\u00a0Jake Oorloff<\/p>\n

99.\u00a0\u00a0Jehan Mendis (Teacher)<\/p>\n

100.\u00a0Jehan Perera<\/p>\n

101.\u00a0Jensila Majeed<\/p>\n

102.\u00a0Jeyasankar Sivagnanam<\/p>\n

103.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jezima Ismail<\/p>\n

104.\u00a0Jovita Arulanantham<\/p>\n

105.\u00a0Juweriya Mohideen<\/p>\n

106.\u00a0K.Arulanandarajah (Kalmunai)<\/p>\n

107.\u00a0K.Arumugam Asoka (Mahashakthi Foundation, Akkarappattu)<\/p>\n

108.\u00a0K.E.Tharagowri, Kalmunai, Ampara<\/p>\n

109.\u00a0K. L. Shafi Hatheem ( Kalmunai)<\/p>\n

110.\u00a0K.Nihal Ahamed (Humanitarian Elevation Organisation, Addalaichenai)<\/p>\n

111.\u00a0K.Niroshan (People’s Progressive Development Society, Akkaraippattu<\/p>\n

112.\u00a0K.Praba (Thambiluvil)<\/p>\n

113.\u00a0K. R. M. Wickremesinhe (Attorney at Law)<\/p>\n

114.\u00a0K.S Ratnaval-(Attorney at Law)<\/p>\n

115.\u00a0K.Sukirtha (Ampara)<\/p>\n

116.\u00a0Kasun Pathiraja<\/p>\n

117.\u00a0Krishna Velupillai<\/p>\n

118.\u00a0Kumudini Samuel<\/p>\n

119.\u00a0Kusal Perera<\/p>\n

120.\u00a0L. Perinpanayagam<\/p>\n

121.\u00a0Lakshan Dias<\/p>\n

122.\u00a0L. Yaseen Bawa ( Bakary, Oluvil)<\/p>\n

123.\u00a0Lal Wijenayaka (Lawyers for Democracy)<\/p>\n

124.\u00a0M.A.C. Humaid ( Health Education, Social and Sports Organisation, Akkaraippattu)<\/p>\n

125.\u00a0M.A.M. Rifaz (Addalaichchenai)<\/p>\n

126.\u00a0M. Casim Kulanthahi Mararaikar ( Kalmunai)<\/p>\n

127.\u00a0M.I. Haidar (Akkaraipattu)<\/p>\n

128.\u00a0M.I. Rezard (Muthur Youth Social Development \u00a0Organisation)<\/p>\n

129.\u00a0M. M. Nazeer ( Oluvil)<\/p>\n

130.\u00a0M.R.M Naufil (Mannar Grand Mosque)<\/p>\n

131.\u00a0M. Thiruvarangan<\/p>\n

132.\u00a0Mahaluxumi Kurushanthan (Mannar)<\/p>\n

133.\u00a0Mahesh De Mel (Director, Waves of Hope)<\/p>\n

134.\u00a0Mahinda Hattaka<\/p>\n

135.\u00a0Mahisha Warusavitharana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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136.\u00a0Malcolm Peter (Alliance Development Trust)<\/p>\n

137.\u00a0Manjula Gajanayake<\/p>\n

138.\u00a0Mano Ganesan, (Civil Monitoring Commission)<\/p>\n

139.\u00a0Manzoor A Cader. (Rtd Registrar\u00a0 Sammanthurai)<\/p>\n

140.\u00a0Marisa de Silva<\/p>\n

141.\u00a0Mawlavi Bazeer (Sammanturai)<\/p>\n

142.\u00a0Melani Manel Perera\u00a0 (Christian Women Journalist)<\/p>\n

143.\u00a0Melanie Perera\u00a0 (Alliance Development Trust)<\/p>\n

144.\u00a0Melisha Yapa (Marketer\/Banker)<\/p>\n

145.\u00a0Menaha Kandasamy<\/p>\n

146.\u00a0Minna Thaheer<\/p>\n

147.\u00a0Mohammed Mahuruf<\/p>\n

148.\u00a0Mohideen Bawa Parikari Ibralebbai. (Oluvil)<\/p>\n

149.\u00a0Monroe Jayasuriya (National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

150.\u00a0Mujeeb Rahman<\/p>\n

151.\u00a0N. L. Pakeer Ali (Oluvil)<\/p>\n

152.\u00a0N.Shanthi (Akkaraipattu)<\/p>\n

153.\u00a0Nadya Perera<\/p>\n

154.\u00a0Mirak Raheem<\/p>\n

155.\u00a0Nandala Maduranga Kalugampitiya<\/p>\n

156.\u00a0Navin Weeraratne<\/p>\n

157.\u00a0Nicola Perera<\/p>\n

158.\u00a0Nimalka Fernando<\/p>\n

159.\u00a0Niyanthini Kadirgamar<\/p>\n

160.\u00a0Pala Pothupitiya (Artist)<\/p>\n

161.\u00a0P. Thanbirajah<\/p>\n

162.\u00a0P.N. Singham<\/p>\n

163.\u00a0Padmini, Women’s Centre<\/p>\n

164.\u00a0Peter Rezel<\/p>\n

165.\u00a0Priya Thangarajah (Law Student)<\/p>\n

166.\u00a0Prof. Jayantha Seneviratne<\/p>\n

167.\u00a0Prof Maithree Wickramasinghe<\/p>\n

168.\u00a0Prof. Priyan Dias<\/p>\n

169.\u00a0Prof. S.H. Hasbulla<\/p>\n

170.\u00a0R.M.B. Senanayake<\/p>\n

171.\u00a0Raghu Balachandran (Methodist Church of Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

172.\u00a0Rajani Chandrasegaram<\/p>\n

173.\u00a0Rajasingam<\/p>\n

174.\u00a0Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon\u00a0 (Campaign for Free and Fair Elections)<\/p>\n

175.\u00a0Rajiva Godagedara\u00a0 (Accountant)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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