They created mistrust between me and the Muslims: MR | Daily News

They created mistrust between me and the Muslims: MR

 

The former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his Eid message today, said a certain group had created mistrust between him and the Muslim community by spreading lies and rumours:

"By resorting to such actions, they created hostility between two communities, in an attempt to engineer a regime change," the former President said.

Rajapaksa did not however explicitly reveal the ‘group’ responsible for creating 'mistrust' between himself and the Muslim community.

He said instead, that he had a long-standing friendship with Muslims.

Rajapaksa came under criticism from many quarters for covertly facilitating ultra-nationalist organisations such as the Bodu Bala Sena which adopted a hostile approach towards the country's Muslim community.


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