Tamil Canadians Strongly Condemn Recent Violence against Muslim Community in Sri Lanka.

Canadian Tamil Congress calls on Sri Lankan Government to bring immediate end to the targeted violence.

May 14, 2019 – The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) unequivocally and strongly condemns the targeted anti-Muslim violence being instigated by extremist groups in Kurunegala, Gampaha, Puttalam districts and several other parts of Sri Lanka.

Since the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Muslim community had be targeted and their  homes, business and mosques have been attacked by violent mobs.

The Tamil community went through during the seventies and eighties similar mob violence in Sri Lanka.

“Tamil Canadians are deeply troubled by the recent violence directed at Muslim communities throughout Sri Lanka. The government of Sri Lanka must take immediate and decisive action to stop these targeted attacks and protect Muslim communities across the entire island from extremist violence and threats to their safety” said Danton Thurairajah, Executive Director of the Canadian Tamil Congress.

The Canadian Tamil Congress calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to take strong and immediate action to prevent the violence from spreading, and to hold perpetrators and instigators of these targeted campaigns of the violence accountable through the legal channels.

The Canadian Tamil Congress also urges the Canadian government to pressure the Government of Sri Lanka to take swift action to end the targeted violence against ethnic and religious groups and ensure their safety and protection.