By Noor Nizam. Peace and Political Activist, Political Communication Researcher, SLFP Stalwart and Convener – “The Muslim Voice”, Feb.1^st., 2019.

It is only through political unity that we can regain our dignity and rights, Insha Allah.

How many times have complaints been made about the vulnerability and the POLITICAL NEGLECT” of the Muslims to the Government authorities, police, political VVIP’s, spoken in cabinet meetings and denounced in the media (print) by peace loving Muslims and non-Muslims. NOTHING has happened. The question is WHY? The Sri Lanka Muslim Community and its POLITICIANS should stand before a MIRROR” and ask the question WHY? Let us face REALITY and the TRUTH (YATHAARTHAM).

The Yahapalana Government” has no consideration to the Muslim Community issues or the MUSLIM FACTOR” at all. The Yahapalana Government” is NOT going to listen to the Muslim Civil Society Leaders, Community Leaders and Ulema Sabai Leaders, though they have been making BIG NOISES” about the MUSLIM FACTOR” over the last 4 years, since bringing President Maithripala Sirisena and the Yahapalana government to power with our tipping the balance” – nearly 800,000 votes plus the Tamil votes. Now President Maithripala Sirisena has fallen out with PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and has reached out to Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. President Mahinda Rajapaksa is now the Leader of the Opposition which should have been the office just after the swearing of the 2015 government.

The majority President Maithripala Sirisena got was 649,072 votes. Since our vote-bank had been traded by our politicians, the SLMC is dead. The ACMC is busy making money and covering the corruption charges made against them and the Muslim politicians stooging the UNP are ONLY interested in their personal benefits. The ungrateful Muslim politicians and the ACJU who benefited the most from Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa are now stooging the Yahapalana government.

As a result of all these deceptions, Muslims in Sri Lanka do NOT have a voice – a POLITICAL VOICE for that purpose. The Yahapalana government (President Maithripala Sirisena and PM Ranil Wickremaratne) have forgotten that it was the minority Muslim votes and the Tamil votes and a very small fraction of the Sinhala votes the tipped the balance for the Hansaya” to win the Presidential Elections in 2015. The en-block Muslim votes and Tamil votes to the Muslim candidates and the Tamil candidates made the Yahapalana government to get their majority in parliament in the 2015 general elections. But in the face of the country, we Muslims have failed as a follows:

1. We Muslims are known for NOT leading the Muslim (Islamic Way of Life) bestowed by our belief and FAITH.
2. We are (especially) the POLITICIANS) are NOT UNITED.
3. We (especially the POLITICIANS) are DISHONEST, DECEPTIVE, SELFISH and CROOKED.
4. Our dealings are NOT CLEAN with other Communities.
5. We have BETRAYED the political leaders of the country who are so much loved by the MAJORITY SINHALA PEOPLE.
6. We are ARROGANT and EXTRAVAGANT in our day to day life.
7. We are SELF CENTERED and NOT COMMUNITY MIMDED.
8. WE are OPPRTUNISTIC, especially in POLITICS. Our Muslim Politicians have back-stabbed the most loved Sinhala leaders like the former President after STOOGING to him and his siblings and politically destroyed them which the Buddhist, especially the Monks despite.
9. We will buy” anyone by our ill earned money power to get our things done, even against our community and its members.
10. We practice the CULTURE of SMUGGLING and dealing in DRUGS as normal business though it is banned in ISLAM, and we think going to Mecca (making UMMRAH) purifies us from those SINS.

The Bodu Bala Sena and the Anti-Muslim, Anti-Islam Buddhist Monk was made use by our Muslim unscrupulous POLITICIANS and Muslim businessmen to defraud the Haj Quota allocations many months ago. One of the Muslims is the brother of the LOUD MOUTHED UNETHICAL POLITICIAN” who conspired with other groups to bring about a change” to the Mahinda government and is now suspected of holding a high post in the Sri Lanka Cement Corporation (SLCC) which is under the Ministry of Industries and Commerce. There were alleged rumours that officials of the Sri Lanka Cement Corporation are been suspected of being involved in trying to release hundreds of acres of lands belonging to the corporation to the private sector under nefarious activities. So, GALAGODA ATHTHE GNANASARA THERA KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE BAD THINGS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY THAN OUR OWN COMMUNITY BECAUSE ALL FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS INFORMATION OF OUR MUSLIM BRETHEREN ENGAGED IN BUSINESS HAS BEEN REVEALED TO HIM AND THE BBS BY MUSLIMS OF THE ABOVE CALIBRE. When they discuss about the Muslims, our KISSAA” is already revealed to all of our enemies working against us.

WHY HAS NOT THIS unscrupulous UNDEMOCRATICALLY SELF ACCLAIMED LEADERS AND SO-CALLED MUSLIM CIVIL SOCIETY, ULEMA (ACJU,MCSL, SHOORA COUNCIL, MUSLIM MEDIA ASSOCIATION) NOT CALLED FOR A PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION OR A HIGH LEVEL INQUIRY BY THE YAHAPALAN GOVERNMENT ON THE ALUTHGAMA and BERUWELA VIOLENCES/INCIDENCES UP TO NOW?

THIS IS WHY “THE MUSLIM VOICE” IS PRAYING IT IS TIME UP THAT A NEW DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL FORCE THAT WILL BE HONEST AND SINCERE THAT WILL PRODUCE CLEAN’ AND DILIGENT MUSLIM POLITICIANS” (become real) TO STAND UP AND DEMOCRACTICALLY DEFEND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY POLITICALLY AND OTHERWISE, ESPECIALLY FROM AMONG THE YOUTH/YOUNGER GENERATION.  THIS HAS TO EMERGE FROM WITHIN THE SRI LANKA MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO FACE ANY NEW ELECTIONS IN THE COMING FUTURE. It is by only expressing and showing our political strength unitedly that we can gain our position as equals in the country. We can support any political party or ideology, but emerging as a NEW DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL FORCE”, we will stand to gain what we are losing, INSHA ALLAH. The Muslims have already decided not to be mislead by the deceptive and hoodwinking Muslim politicians, political parties and the so-called Muslim Civil Society/Ulema. They have begun to act on their own now. Supporting Mahinda Rajapaksa’s political camp will be the best for the Muslims in the future, Insha Allah.

(Note: These comments are NOT made as MALICE against any politician or political party or Muslim Civil Society (without prejudice). It is written to kindle the aspirations and inspiration of the Muslims of Sri Lanka, Insha Allah).