The Hon. K. Kader Masthan

¶ 01 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Hon. Presiding Member, truly, the most affected community by the Easter attacks has been the Muslim community; the impact continues. The mercenaries of Zaharan must be punished; they are not fit to live in this world. Many who aided both during and after have died. But the main mastermind has not been revealed. We too are eager to know who it is. Conduct expedited investigations and reveal the real culprits. It has been years since 2019; we are now in 2025. Stop blaming each other and reveal the mastermind.

¶ 02 Communities who lived harmoniously now face divisions. In the North it was less, but in the South it was severe; Muslims lived in fear. Because a few Muslims did this, the whole community suffered. Some politicians created this climate. Will they ever face consequences? See how a united society was shattered.

¶ 03 Another issue: 20,000 copies of the Holy Qur’an brought from Saudi Arabia face obstacles at Sri Lanka Customs claiming translation issues. Qur’an translations exist in many languages online and in app stores. The Qur’an is our guidance—who can demand changes or block its entry? After the attacks, people were arrested merely for Arabic letters in books, or for carrying a knife.

¶ 04 At that time, the Cardinal acted with maturity to calm victims and prevent riots. Sri Lanka has many other human rights issues too—Chemmani, Kurukalmadam, and the massacre of 150 pilgrims returning from Hajj. People voted for you believing you would deliver justice, not just for economic reasons. A youth named Suhail was detained under the PTA for nearly nine months—your government came promising to repeal the PTA. The people voted expecting you to correct past errors. Keep that trust.