A group of civil minded citizens voluntarily gathered under the banner ”Ekama Le’’ near Baudhaloka Mawatha yesterday.
They gathered as citizens of Sri Lanka to stand for their right and to remind the public about their responsibility as citizens to create a peaceful society in which their different ethnic, cultural, and religious identities are valued equally.
A group of monks representing the “Singha Le Jathika Balamuluwa” disrupted the unity campaign claiming that the campaigners cannot use the term “Singha Le” during their demonstration. “The motive of the ‘Singha Le’ organisation was to create a tense situation and to spread their racist ideology, Azad Sally said.
“We organised a silent and peaceful demonstration to show that all people should be treated equally,” he said.
However, monks representing the “Singha Le Jathika Balamuluwa” said the demonstration was organised to encourage racism.“It is a threat to national security,” they alleged.
They are a collective of citizens from different backgrounds gathered for a common cause.
Sally said the government should take immediate action against the perpetrators.
“We urge citizens to stand up against racism. We all have a collective responsibility. We are against racism and all kinds of discrimination.
We want a just, democratic and equal Sri Lanka. We will keep taking that message as citizens to people as much as we can,”
The demonstrators of ‘Different yet Equal’ also claimed that the Police failed to do their duty. They were biased towards “Singha Le” protestor said
“Counter protesters were holding a distorted flag. Police made no move to arrest them,” the demonstrators said. Wijesiriwardene.
