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President Mahinda ensured the safety of Muslims in the Eastern Province

President Mahinda ensured the safety of Muslims in the Eastern Province – says Minister Dallas Alahapperuma It was President Mahinda Rajapaksa who ensured of the safety of the Muslims living in the Eastern Province and if he did not become the President in 2005 the fate of the Eastern province Muslims would have been similar to what happened to the …

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India resumes friendly ferry service to Sri Lanka By M. C. Rajan

A ferry service from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka, which was suspended 28 years ago, resumed on Monday. The sea route was thrown open as a private cruise-liner left Thoothukudi in south Tamil Nadu on its maiden voyage to Colombo. The decision to resume the service was taken during the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India in …

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A genuine solution for all communities – need of the hour By Latheef Farook

  Once again talks are underway to deal with minority issues which had turned this paradise island, a proud role model for the third world during independence in 1948, into Asia’s worst killing field. However, despite all destruction and killings, even today, talks are confined to issues facing the Tamils, ignoring the plight of the Muslims, the third largest community …

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