Sumanthiran blames govt., Mustapha defends it

*Attacks on Muslims, anti- Halaal campaign

By Mario Andree-July 12, 2013

While TNA parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran claimed that the government was behind the attacks on Muslims and the anti-Halaal campaigns and had done nothing to protect the Muslims, Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion Faiza Mustapha defended the government and claimed that it was the ‘Bodu Bala Sena’ which was responsible for such actions.

Addressing the 14th Economic Summit, organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, both parliamentarians debated the anti-Halaal issue and the violence against Muslims.

Sumanthiran said that the government was behind the anti-Halaal campaign and encouraged violence against Muslims resulting in several parties illegally raiding slaughter houses clothes stores owned by Muslims. The relevant authorities had not taken any legal action against the culprits, he said.

"No party involved in the issue has so far been arrested," he said, asking Mustapha if that was what he claimed to be containment.