My personal thoughts are with Sri Lanka's Islamic community (of all denominations) as they observe the month of Ramazan in conditions of social siege and state security operations following the Easter bombings. And this social pressure is on them despite their post bombing cooperation with the authorities to a degree that is historic in our long history of counter insurgencies. Never before has a large Sri Lankan social constituency so quickly and so collectively shunned and exposed an insurgent movement emerging from it (because this group is not a genuine expression of community interests). Already Sri Lanka's Islamic community and Muslim society is turning out to be the most rationally responding community in terms of reacting to such a dangerous phenomenon. I wish all followers of Islam a secure and stable Ramazan.
Lakshman Gunaseekara
President - Sri Lanka Chapter of SAFMA
