(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) has also called upon all Sri Lankans to support and join the call of the Archbishop of Colombo in observing the 2-minute silence today (21).
Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, has requested people to observe a 2-minute silence at 8.45 this morning in memory of the victims of the Easter attacks.
“We also call upon Muslims to make supplications for these victims in this holy month of Ramadan,” said the MCSL statement issued by Vice President Hilmy Ahamed.
It also urged the Government to hasten a thorough investigation on the Easter Sunday attacks and bring the real perpetrators to justice without relying on anecdotal evidence.
“The Muslim community condemns the suicide bombers as Islam totally forbids killing of innocents even during a war; hence, the Muslim community denied an Islamic funeral for the suicide bombers,” the statement added.
The MCSL said the Muslim community has been targeted by some in a hate campaign for the carnage of a few who called themselves Muslims.