BBS writes to IGP

BBS writes to IGP

BY RUWAN LAKNATH JAYAKODY-2015-10-12

It is a twist of fate that Minister of National Dialogue, Mano Ganesan has admitted in public that Muslim extremism is at play in the City of Colombo, particularly in Barber Street, Colombo 13, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) opined.

Writing to the Inspector General of Police with copies of the letter sent to the Presidential Secretariat, the Prime Minister's office, .the Hindu Affairs Minister's Office, the Cultural Affairs Minister's Office, the Opposition Leader's office, all MPs, all Provincial Councillors and the Colombo Mayor, Chief Executive Officer of the BBS, Dr. Dilanthe Withange said that Ganesan had admitted that even though he had informed Muslim politicians about the protest carried out by Muslims of the mosque near the Muththumari Amman kovil against an annual festival (vel) to be held in the kovil, none had yet intervened.
The activities to be held on 10, October had been temporarily put on hold as the kovil's administration had received death threats, he added.

"The State has failed at protecting fundamental rights. The intelligence and security forces have not taken sufficient action. No sufficient Police protection can be seen.
The Police must enforce the law and the order against these extremist cults. In the North, Buddha statues including ancient ruins of Dagobas have been destroyed. We have written to the President and the Prime Minister about the matter. There are several areas in the country under the Shariya law," he said.