Sri Lanka’s National Anthem Betrayed

 Sri Lanka’s National Anthem Betrayed

http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/sri-lankas-national-anthem-betrayed/

 “….In wisdom and strength renewed,Ill-will, hatred, strife all ended,
In love enfolded, a mighty nation
Marching onward, all as one,Lead us, Mother, to fullest freedom.”

 

These are the mighty words Lanka’s National Anthem ends with, which has no relevance today!

Perhaps it should now read as-

BBS’s Latest Target- Muslim Dress Code

http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/bbss-latest-target-muslim-dress-code/

With the ‘Halal’ issue exhausting all the hot-air being blown around it, now here comes the Muslim dress code to the fore. Muslim women are now being pinched, pushed and spat on because of their choice of dress in the form of a long loose over-garment called the ‘abaya’.

It was not until the effervescent Saffron Brigade (Bodhu Bala Sena) drew attention to it did anyone pay much heed to the ‘abaya’ which is a common sight especially in urban areas of the country. Upon further investigation into the relatively recent popularity of this outer-garment favoured by some Muslim ladies in Lanka one finds significantly varying reasons for it.