Sri Lanka’s 3G Jihadists – Pathfinders To Another Disaster
By Harishchandra Lokumanna -July 19, 2014
Harishchandra Lokumanna
Although Jihadism refers, in the modern context, to the renewed focus on armed jihad in Islamic fundamentalism , in this article, I refer to the 3GSinhala Buddhist Jihadists; Gnanasara- Gota- Gammampila Combine (‘Thun kattuwa’ in Sinhala or the three Sinhala Buddhist Musketeers) who have been leading the way to national disaster through a well-organized campaign to rekindle Sinhala Buddhist extremism. When the collective conscience of Sinhala Buddhists should stir and condemn these turn of events, it is a matter of shame that only few lone Sinhala Buddhist intellectual voices have emerged , while the silent Sinhala Buddhist society looks on, giving the hate groups the much needed oxygen by not condemning their tactics openly. I therefore would call these 3Gs, the pathfinders to another Disaster .
In my considered view, the combined effect of these 3 Gs, (not the individuals, but the lobby they represent), acting in concert , harbour vicious plans , to further their own agenda , to create an intolerant and a majoritarian minded Sri Lanka , with no space for the ‘other’ to exist as equal citizens with self-respect. Did we realize that these ‘Muslim extremism’ stories only came up after the War ended ,which should create suspicions about the credibility of these lobbying groups and that a government which ended a War, is dragging their feet to act against these hate groups which shows their collusion. Fellow Sinhala Buddhists beware! Read More
