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Kandy people’s assembly met at the YMBA hall on 31 Sunday. This is the 3rd such assembly to meet, after Colombo and Kurunegala. All these were organised by the civil society organizations led by the Platform for Freedom. The Protest of the Opposition, the action alliance convened by the leader of the opposition, Ranil Wickremesinghe, supported this social programme. The main idea behind this project is to give an opportunity to all areas, for the militant and radical leaders to 
participate in discussions. It is expected that such discussions will lead to protest actions against the policies of the government. Kandy people’s assembly was chaired by lawyers Navaratne Bandara, Widyaratne and a social activist. UNP assistant leader Joseph Michael Perera, women’s leader Nimalka Fernando and I participated as guest speakers. In the discussion that followed several participants raised the question about weakness of the political opposition. Partially, it became a criticism on UNP leadership. Though the UNP Assistant Leader gave a substantial answer it could not conclude the debate. 
Though many people attack the oppositional action programme, no one has come forward so far, to start their own action programme against injustice and misery caused by the government. These so called active leaders have not come out to be examples to the others. Unfortunately, it is true that the UNP was unable to come to an agreement with the JVP, former General Sarath and the FSP. But this is not the fault of the UNP or any other member of the oppositional alliance.
fight against the communal attacks directed at Muslims and smaller Christian groups. Both such attacks are on the rise according to reports from media. The attack on the Pepiliyana outlet of the ‘Fashion bug’ happened less than a fortnight after the outfit led by Rev. Galagoda-Atte Gnanasara Thero, launched an attack against the Muslim owners of the ‘Fashion Bug’, accusing them of conspiring to turn Sinhala Buddhists into a minority in this country! According to media reports, the mob-attack happened after rumours of a 15 year old Sinhala-Buddhist employee of Fashion Bug being raped, within the premises, by a Muslim fellow-employee.
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