A Sri Lankan Minister has reportedly called for the deportation of Maldivians who are currently seeking asylum in Sri Lanka.
Local media reported Minister of Technology Research and Atomic Energy, Patali Champika Ranawaka, as calling on the government of Sri Lanka to take action against Maldivians who are converging in areas within the country.
During a ceremony to launch Patali’s book entitled ‘Al Jihad Al Qaeda’, the minister allegedly claimed that foreigners were flooding Sri Lanka due to conflicts in other countries.
“Because of the internal tensions in the Maldives, thousands of its citizens are now in areas such as Dehiwela, Ratmalana, Nugegoda, and they are seeking political protection and [it] would be a tremendous problem to Sri Lanka in the near future,” the Minister was quoted as saying in the Sri Lankan publication ‘Mirror’.
Sri Lankan media claimed the minister had then called for the government to carry out a proper census and subsequently arrange for the deportation of those seeking asylum.
The minister’s comments were made in light of proliferation of Saudi ‘madrassas’ – religious teachers – who are accused of propagating extremist Islamic ideas in Sri Lanka.
The minister stated that there are roughly 700 madrassas currently teaching in religious schools in the country, and it had been established that the religious teachers had been connected to recent disputes within Sri Lanka.
A media official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Minivan News today that it had “no comment” regarding the issue.
“If there is any comment regarding this issue made by the ministry, we will make it available to the media very soon,” he said.
Sri Lankan Minister of Technology Research and Atomic Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka was not responding to calls from Minivan News at time of press.
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I think this more like Gasim Ibrahim got kick off from India with all his Investment the rumor says that he was financing to build Mosque link to terrorist and they are shifting to Sri Lanka from India
Go home Maldivians
Sri Lanka never gives asylum to anybody anyway. What is this going to change? Sounds like typical Sri Lankan racism against Maldivians.
Sri Lankan government is not as stupid as the current Maldivian government. Sri Lankan authorities are not going to crack down on Maldivians who go to their country and spend thousands of dollars.
The Govt. of Sri Lanka should grant Refugee status to all the Maldivians in Sri Lanka. the Muslims in this country will look after their welfare.
Who will seek asylum in a bloody third world country.
Its sad that we have ministers of this caliber in the Sri Lankan government. How can he highlight that the problems are caused by the madrasas which are religious schools which are intended to teach the muslims about their own religion. This is very much like the daham pasal for the Buddhist.
These institutes have been run in Sri Lanka for ages without any communal disharmony. Its not the number of madrasas or for that matter the daham pasals which are causing the present day issues which any un-biased rational person will agree.
The supposedly peace loving minister should analyse and realize the gravity of the statements he utters and how he acts and reacts to situations.
The only reason he is able to bad mouth is the fact he has the blessing from the President and his brothers.
May Alimighty guide all of us and bring peace and happiness. Let there be PEACE in Sri Lanka rather than country be in PIECES
Muslims are a threat to Buddhist Sri Lanka. They must dress and behave like the rest of us or seek refuge in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh. We need Reciprocity. Either Saudi Arabia allows us to build Buddhist temples and Buddhist worship in their country or we do not allow Muslims the same privileges without reciprocity in Sri Lanka.
WE MUSLIMS WILL LOOK AFTER OUR BROTHER MUSLIMS. THE SINHALA BUDDHISTS DOES NOT NEED TO SPEND A CENT.
ALL MALDIVIANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SHOULD BE GIVEN ASYLUM AND SRI LANKAN CITIZENSHIP IF THEY ARE NOT CRIMMINALS.
This Champika is one of the worst racist politicians in Sri Lanka's history. One can notice that he always spits his racism venom from his mouth. Who cares about your book from an idiot racist.
srilankan's seeking asylum from europe and specially australia.why those moldivians choosed srilanka?
is he the 'Home minister' or 'Technology Research and Atomic Energy''??
d***?
The guy seems he is on crack. I thought Buddhist are peace loving, caring people and meditation give them tranquility to think right way. Seems when people get real peace in their mind, they have nothing else than how to intimidate the weakest. Lankan also now have peace in their mind after long war and slowly getting to their true nature.
By the way I thought Maldivians are the distant relatives of Lankans who share lot of commonalities. Both are from Stone Age.
I wish the Indian government would do the same..............
MALDIVANS ARE OUR OWN ANSCESTRAL RELATIVES.MALE WAS A PART OF SRILANKA BUT AS THE KINGS WHO HAD PROBLEMS HERE COULD NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION FOR SOME TIME TO MALAE INHABITANTS WHO WERE ORIGINAL SINHLE BUDDHSTS.THEY WERE VERY UNFORTUNTELY AND BADLY NEGLECTED AND WHEN THE ARABIANS FOUND MALE THEY GAVE THEM NOT ONLY EVERY NEDEED SUPORT BUT ALSO THERI MOST PRECIOUS GIFT ISLAM.MALE VOCABULORY "DIVEHI BASA" CONTIANS NATURALLY A LARGE NUMBER OF SINHALA WORDS EVEN NOW USED SOPHISTICATEDY. MALEYAND HAVE NOW BECOME EXTREME ISLAMIST FUNDAMENTALIST.
Maldivians should not be given asylum to maldivians.
@uditha..Idiot you are like w women worried about women dress.Tell your Balu sena Buddhist Monks to tell singhalese women to wear decently and to prevent rape.
BBS should be worried about,casinos,increase crime rate,brothel houses.drugs etc.
With minority of idiots like you in an decade there wont be anyone to follow buddhism in Sri Lanka
Uditha, u f moron.
Oh this minister is one racist b.
This idiotic minister does not realise how many sinhalese are employed in the maldives. Does he expect the maldivian authorities repatriate them back to Lanka??
Pathali F....r you are racist,
This man's good intention is to destroy and sent to the grave Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese by his bad and out dated ideas and actions. He lives in the dark ages. His own clans very soon would see to his days.He doesn't have any other work but putting venom at other others. This would destroy him too.
you'r absolutely correct mr.champika ranawaka.south indian migrates already misuses our compassionate hospitality and teached us & will be going to teach us unforgivable lessons.ideal all the maldivians dispatch to UN humanitarian queen navi pillay official residence,through under the supervision of mr.obama administration.
champika u are racist, man
Adda champika, maldivians are not like srilanka ballas. They are much better off than us. Even if they are to seek asylum they will not do that in backward country like ours which if full of thugs and racists.
Ravings of an arrogant little man should not be considered newsworthy.
Patali Champika Ranawaka Minister keep quiet not upto him to decide who gets asylum but govt will decide that. Maldivians are very welcome to live in Sri Lanka. Don't listen to idiot minister.
Why did Singapore over take Sri Lanka in 1960's? Simple reason. Because of leaders like this moron (Minister of Technology Research and Atomic Energy, Patali Champika Ranawaka). We have many such moron's in Maldives too. Leaders like Gayoom, Nasheed(Anni), Umar, Yameen, etc.
This minister is correct what he is saying.he is protecting the next generations of Sri Lankans to come.
I think ministers ideas are accepted by the thinking few.
Idiots should know the demographics of Sri Lanka has rapidly been changed. Within the next 100 years Muslims will become the majority. The majority of Sinhalese Buddhists aren't racists that's cool. But unfortunately that's the major reason why they became the highly endangered spicies in this planet.
This minister is an intelligent idiot.Being an electrical engineer he ruined the electricity board by bringing unpractical projects to this country.The only way this idiot can survive among the modayas by spitting Racism.Muslims are always labelled as terrorist when they fight for their religious freedom.I don't think Muslims should worry about these idiots.
Asiff U salafist moron u dont f tell our women how to dress we are not in stone age like u people moron sinhala people have the freedom to deside how they want to dressup we are not in medieval times fool. keep you mouth shut
This is the standard of the politicians in the third world countries. This guy really forgot how many Srilankan assylum seekers have been going to Australia, New Zealand, U.k, etc and non of the Western politicians has never said something like what this guy is talking to day. If you have any problems with Maldivians or Muslims, it is time to come forward and talk. Moreover, if any particular religion or a nationality becomes a threat to your country, you can immediately take action. But you have to prove your action. On the other hand, Maldivians also should try to learn how to live peacefully in other countries and show respect to other cultures, religions, nationalities, etc.
Malaysian government should deport hundreds of Sinhala Buddhists seeking asylum in the name of Sarath Fonseka and Mahinda Rajapaksha's atrocities.
Haha! Maldivians now get a taste of their own medicine. If you see this minister as racist or xenophobic, then trust me when I say Maldivians in general are about the same or even more racist than him.
I think this issue is more about terrorism though. Maldivians are getting radicalized at such a fast pace, it's not safe to let them live like that in a foreign country anymore. A lot of European countries are also changing immigration laws to prevent muslim immigrants from coming in for the exact same reason. They come in, open up their extremist madrassas, take disputes to their own made up sharia courts without having any regard for the laws within the country, and demand things like all food being halal, women to be dressed according to their beliefs, closing down of casinos and bars or whatever else they don't like. Muslim tolerance levels are below that of.....wait, they actually set the bar for being the most intolerant individual belief system in the world.
So, if they don't tolerate you in the first place, why should these countries play nice and grant them asylum? Just look at Asif's comment. They believe people must behave and dress like how their ancient book said so. What they don't realize is how extremely disrespectful and ignorant such a suggestion is to the rest of the human race.
Maldivians and Sri Lankans are brothers. Don't let idiots like Champika, who no one in Sri Lanka takes seriously, ruin this friendship. Our common love of Maldive fish in Seenisambol is enough to overcome any political nonsense. ....
Maldivians are like rats and cockroaches, spreading diseases in our peaceful country while saying bad things about us they should be sent back to their country right away.
Champika is right . Srilanka govt should ban women dress up in abayas
If they can't show thire faces it is a security theret for the country. Any criminal or terorist could hide under this damm abaya. If they can't adjust
them selves to the modern civilized wolrd they should take refuge in middle
east.
There are many Maldivian families living in Sri Lanka Nugegoda, Dhehiwella, Rajagirya,Colombo 3, as well many other areas. But they are not Asylum Seekers, they living with their children for children's education, paying taxes,heavy rents for the houses and apartments.
There are Pakistani's over 350 who are under UNHCR's protection seeking Asylum, but not in Sri Lanka.
This minister did not mentioned about them???????? He is not informative.
No Bangolies,No Indians seeking Asylum.
10 months back 243 Asylum seekers was deported due to violation of Sri Lanka law, with minor offenses.Out of them 25 was Maldive's, the rest was Pakistanis.
I am sure President of Sri Lanka will not do such foolish things to Sri Lanka, he is the only one who brought peace in Sri Lanka.
NISH LIYAN, the day your mom or sis get raped, you will realize the value of clothing of the Muslims.
Welldone Champika. If french govt can ban hijab why cant we ban this tribal dress.
The world has more insane people than sane, the proof is world’s majority believe in religious nonsense and nonexistent mythical Gods. The world would have been a better place if these religions had never existed. Actually God is evil and Shaithan is holier. Shaithan binds people and god divides.
Comparing Sinhalese people to Champika Ranawaka is like comparing all muslims to Bin Laden.
Please don't paint a population with the same brush you will pain xenophobic racists.
Sri Lankans and Maldivians have a lot in common in culture and genealogy. As a Sinhalese Buddhist, I say lets welcome the Maldivians who are currently facing hardship on their soil.
I am saddened by all this racist posting by all communities concerned....shame on you all
I call the Honourable President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India to send in their army and uproot the extremist elements taking root in the Maldives. If Sri Lankans and Indians act as onlookers on the wayside with their fingers crossed, and allow the Maldivians to address the religious extremist issues, it would be too late. You guys better act now. I call on the total annihilation of these religious bigots who are subscribing to a faith that is applicable to 7th Century Arabia. The reason why they need to be completely annihilated is because they are so damn intolerant and would not bother even to listen to what others have to say about religion. These are the kind of guys who believe in the teleportation of a certain individual on a winged-horse called Buraaq, a mythical Goddess called Pegasus in ancient Greek. Pegasus had been around thousands of years prior to the advent of Islam.
Well done.
You are quick to realise the enormous risks the country faces when you let these Muslims take residence there.
I feel sorry for you though. Unless your constitution is changed to expel all illegal Muslims, you are going to face a hail storm which will make your 40y civil war look like a child play.
Muslims will destroy your country. Like cancer, from within.
If there are more than 1000 Muslims there now, you are doomed. Goodbye. I can say, I once knew Srilanka when there was peace. bibi Srilanka. May god help you slow down the destruction by these cancerous imbeciles.
Well said sir, chase these illiterate low life bastards from Sri lanka. these smelly bastards ruin our cities and trying to spread Jihad in our country. get Israel army to wipe these roaches off our island.
Minister C.Ranawak is trying to be the next S.W.R.Bandaranika. He is the one who created Tamils n Shihalies war in Sri Lanka, due to this how many lives lost for no reason at all. 50-60 years back Sri Lanka was a beautiful country all were Bothers and Sisters.
Peace. President please kindly solve unnecessary problems in this country. We all are same, black or white, we have same RED BLOOD>
Dilanka, if you are comparing Sri Lanka to France, then we should move forward as a nation....
This is in reply to Mahinda,
get all the Sri Lankans working in middle east, Maldives out of these countries too.
Dont prove that you are an idiot in public
look whos talking????? how many sri lankans are seeking refuge in other countries?????
Why don't Maldivians try for asylum in the Middle East? Because their so called Muslim brothers would welcome them with low paying labor intensive jobs and confiscated passports. Just like what the Maldivians do to their "brothers" from Bangladesh. Karma is a bitch.
And why is it that only Maldivians are allowed to spread xenophobic beliefs and racist government policies, but other countries are not?
Sri Lanka should give citizenship to all the Maldivians who are living in Sri Lanka.
Maldivivans are Sri Lankans. We came from Sri Lanka!