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Growing tendency to spark racial and ethnic tensions: Church of Ceylon

25 Sep 2021

While demanding for justice to be served to the victims of the Easter Sunday Attacks, his Eminence Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando, Bishop for Kurunegala of the Church of Ceylon stated that a growing tendency to spread racial and ethnic tensions is seen in the country. "It is quite evident that once again there is a growing tendancy in Sri Lanka to create tensions amongst communities based on their religion and their ethnicities. This is a dangerous threat, and this threat is rising while investigations are still ongoing. We have a feeling this is just another distraction,” he stated. He further went on to quote Nelson Mandela saying, "If a person comes into power by creating a crisis, he will be destroyed by a crisis,” The Bishop concluded by stating that the Government is pretending to investigate into the matter, whereas the people are not satisfied with the investigations as it is not taking place efficiently. Additionally, Bishop Fernando reminded the people that despite it being two years since the attacks, no justice has prevailed.


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