Re: The hardline Buddhists targeting Sri Lanka’s Muslims..
Well Helloooo…
I didn’t post this before..coz wasn’t really sure if anyone would be interested in what is happening in SL right now…
Most of us are quite appalled at what is going on…these hardliners call themselves “bodu Bala Sena”, kind of sounds like the Shiv Sena..that is what I thought when I first heard of these idiots.
Also to clarify…they are not just targeting Muslims..they are targeting Christians as well…
One of my younger cousins, and his wife were attacked by some guys in a University coz they were preaching about Christianity, another family friend, who is a pastor was attacked as well…these guys went into his home in the middle of the night, saying they needed to inspect the house..as he helped build a church in a small town…the children had to hide under the bed and I think they manhandled the wife as well…they pretty much destroyed the home…they set tires on fire around the house…shame on these animals! Both incidents were in the newspapers…
They are saying that Sri Lanka is only for the buddhists…which I think is a load of…you know what…Sri Lanka belongs to everyone…Buddhists, Tamils, Muslims & Christians…belongs to everyone who was born there…if they really want to talk about who the little island belongs to…it is the Veddas…you can say they are the natives of SL…
Today I was advised by my mom and dad to not say anything on FB (not to raise my voice against this), coz they are monitoring FB, and I am a Christian by birth, am married to a Muslim…and my child is a Muslim. But so far my class mates (Buddhists who are living abroad), and some who are in SL have been raising their voices, and signing petitions against what is happening.
It is so ridiculous…like someone mentioned..we are teeny tiny island…but jeeeez…these fools just don’t know how to live in harmony…like one ethnic war was not enough…they are about to start another one.
I know lots of Muslims in SL…they are such nice ppl…these hardliners are saying that Muslims are trying to convert others…even if they are..I don’t see what the issue is…if someone is just talking to you about religion…there is no harm in it…you don’t like it..then just say you don’t…no need to burn places down, or beat ppl up.
There are also rumours that these nut jobs belong to the president’s son…I will not be surprised if it is true…he already has connections to the mafia in SL who just go around cutting ppl up, and raping girls including foreigners.
This is why I hate going home…most of them are so ill mannered…and the situation is just not safe…you never know when you will get kidnapped, raped and murdered! When I go home…my uncles and aunties always makes sure that we are always with someone that they know…coz no one else can be trusted…and the worst part is that most of the time, it never gets to the international media…
I saw some where is was advertised that SL is THE country to visit in 2013, but I would say a BIG FAT NO…do NOT go to SL if you don’t know anyone. Because if you don’t know how to treat your own people in a respectable way…there is just no way that you will treat a visitor with respect!
sorry it is so long…but it just makes me sooooooooooo frustrated 