5 April 2021 12:10 am
2019 Easter Sunday carnage
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By Yohan Perera
Colombo’s Archbishop making a strong statement yesterday, when hundreds of thousands of Christians celebrated the holy resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday said, action should be taken against former President Maithripala Sirisena without delay as he has been held responsible for the Easter Sunday carnage that rocked the country on Easter Sunday in 2019.
Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, who was speaking to the media after the main Easter Sunday services held at the St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kochchikade, Colombo said a question arises whether some politicians who are held responsible are shameless to go before the people once again. “Why wait for months to take action against the former President as he has been clearly held responsible for negligence when it comes to preventing the Easter Sunday attacks despite receiving prior warning,”
he questioned.
Therefore, one could ask whether the former President is leading a party and seeking re-election still wearing clothes, the Cardinal said.
“Some who associated with Zahran Hashim are still in Parliament,” Cardinal Ranjith further said.
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