Hospital becomes breeding ground for disharmony between Tamils, Muslims in Ampaa’rai

[TamilNet, Sunday, 10 February 2013, 22:16 GMT]
The Base hospital of Kalmunai North in Ampaa’rai district has become a breeding ground for disharmony between Tamils and Muslims following systematic posting of 22 Muslim health workers with the backing of SL ministers aligned with the Colombo regime with an intention of causing communal dissension, health officials at the hospital say. 

Sri Lankan ministers in Colombo, through one-sided appointments, have made the 130-year old Base hospital of Kalmunai North, which is situated at a place where Tamils live in majority. 

Since the recent appointment of a new Medical Superintendent, he has brought 22 Muslim medical officers to the hospital, transferring away Tamil medical officers.

A demonstration was held Wednesday under the auspices of Hospital Development Society alleging several irregularities at the hospital. The people of the area also participated in the protest along with the employees of the hospital. 
The new MS on the first day itself ordered the photograph of Pi’l’laiyaar to be moved out of the hospital, causing disharmony among the Tamil and Muslim communities.

Tourist tattooed with image of Buddha arrested

Kandy – Kamal Suraweera-2013-02-12  The Tourism Unit of the Kandy Police Headquarters has taken into custody a young female, reportedly a Netherlands national, who has a tattoo of the Buddha on her back. Patrina Irene Bronco (26) who said she came to Sri Lanka with her fiancé had been at a leading restaurant in the city, and dressed in a manner that revealed the tattoo of the Buddha. A group of Sri Lankan youth in the restaurant who had seen the tattoo on her body had flown into a rage, resulting in a heated argument between the two groups. Another youth who was in the restaurant at the time, had informed the police of the incident. The police had arrived at the restaurant and arrested the foreigner. When the statement was being recorded by the police, Bronco, had said she had got the tattoo done in the Netherland, and she was not aware that it is an offence. She had also said that, if having a tattoo of the Buddha on her body is considered sacrilegious in Sri Lanka, she would tender an apology. The Tourism Unit of the Kandy Police had produced the tourist before the Kandy Magistrate, who had warned her and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000. She was released thereafter.