Govt. to help poor Muslims go on Haj pilgrimage

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The Government will make arrangements to send Muslims who do not have the financial means to visit Mecca on the Haj pilgrimage, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Addressing a ceremony held at Trincomalee, he said only Muslims who are financially able go on Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and therefore, the government would launch a programme to send poor Muslims to Mecca as it was the desire of all Muslims to go on Haj pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a life time.

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jay z Wednesday, 29 October 2014 01:09 PM

what the f is this then what about other religons my 6 year old son makes better decisions. all these are election gifts via DM Android App

Shafeek Wednesday, 29 October 2014 01:29 PM

Help poor Buddhists to go to Dambadiva and Poor Catholics to go to Vaticantoo. well if done in good faith.

lanka Wednesday, 29 October 2014 01:48 PM

Saudi Royals and other rich Muslims have millions to spare ask them to do thiswithout using our poor tax payers money.

Vernon Wednesday, 29 October 2014 04:15 PM

Poor or rich Muslims are not going to get any salvation just by going to Mecca, unless they follow the religious principles. Rather than babbling gundus, get all government ministers and MPs, PS members, to follow the principles of the religion they follow, and give leadership to the people of the country to be virtuous. They are only involved in bribery, corruption, rape, drug dealing, thuggery, womanizing, etc. People follow them. After that what is use of going to Mecca, or Buddhagaya, or Jerusalem?

Sim Wednesday, 29 October 2014 06:54 PM

Lets have harmony in SL first and help all religions alike.

Acid Wednesday, 29 October 2014 07:36 PM

Hope these people go for Haj before January 2015 ends. Otherwise they will be asked to go for Haj in Madimulana only.

Dushan Thursday, 30 October 2014 06:15 AM

Good joke. LOL

chathuranperera Thursday, 30 October 2014 09:13 AM

Then what about Poor Buddhist and Catholics? Will the Government help them to go Dambadiwa and Jerusalem??If So, this is acceptable..

CITIZEN Thursday, 30 October 2014 09:26 AM

Wonderful! What Hakeem or other so-called Muslim Leaders could not do. Now, President Rajapakse will be getting the Reward from Allah for making the Muslims Hajiars!!!!

sandman Thursday, 30 October 2014 12:53 PM

You hit it right in the head.................................

yehiya Thursday, 30 October 2014 03:15 PM

We need peacefully living environment without state terror

CITIZEN Friday, 31 October 2014 02:32 PM

So, we will have some Rajapakse Hajiars also among the faithful Hajiars of the Muslim community!

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