Muslims cannot afford to be communal

A partisan politics may, in the short run, benefit the right wing SLMC  but this is a mistake the Muslims of Sri Lanka can't afford to make, since their number does not favor them. Muslims cannot afford to be communal.

The recent developments leading to formation of Muslim dominated political parties and winning quite a few seats in the provincial council elections, can be viewed as a positive sign of change.

This shows the Muslim communities' stronger spirit of political participation and increased confidence in the democratic process. However, this should not be construed as Muslims' victory over non-Muslims. Rather this, should be viewed as, and in fact, is merely an indication that Muslims have not been satisfied with the policies of the mainstream political parties.

Founder-Mohideen Bawa,National Democratic Party for Human Rights