MHM Ashraff: Demise of Pioneering Muslim Congress Leader has Created Political Vacuum.
by D.B.S.Jeyaraj-17 September 2013, 3:21 am
Thirteenth Death Anniversary of Legendary Muslim Congress Leader
THE tragedy of September 16 2000 involving an MI-17 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force above the Urakanda mountain range in the Aranayaka area in Kegalle district of Sabaragamuwa province resulted in the death of a dynamic political leader of the island – Cabinet Minister M.H.M. Ashraff.
Along with him were killed 14 others including crew members, security personnel, personal staff and political supporters.There is no denying that the demise of Ashraff, the founding president of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), the island’s largest Muslim party, has created a political vacuum.
Thirteenth Death Anniversary of Legendary Muslim Congress Leader
M.H.M. Ashraff
THE tragedy of September 16 2000 involving an MI-17 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force above the Urakanda mountain range in the Aranayaka area in Kegalle district of Sabaragamuwa province resulted in the death of a dynamic political leader of the island – Cabinet Minister M.H.M. Ashraff.Along with him were killed 14 others including crew members, security personnel, personal staff and political supporters.There is no denying that the demise of Ashraff, the founding president of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), the island’s largest Muslim party, has created a political vacuum.
