Enhanced endeavours to foster Tamil-Muslim amity

COLOMBO: A delegation from the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka met the senior members of Political wing of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulihal in Colombo on Monday to discuss issues relating to promoting Tamil-Muslim relations.

They also plan to meet senior political leaders and representatives of the Tamil National Alliance and the LTTE. Both parties agreed that the friendship and relationship that exists between the Muslims and the Tamila should be promoted and strengthened.

A joint statement was agreed upon between the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) and the TMVP.

It was also decided to establish Friendship Committees consisting of representatives of the two parties to be expanded to grass roots level.

The TMVP and MCSL would endeavour and ensure that the Tamil and Muslim communities would adopt a policy of compromise in solving any problem that may arise and work towards re-establishing the brotherly and friendly relationship that prevailed between both communities.

The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka delegation was led by its Chairman, N.M. Ameen and included MCSL Steering Committee member and Secretary of All Ceylon Union of Muslim League Youth Fronts Mr. Rasheed M. Imtiyas, Steering Committee member and President of the All Ceylon YMMA Conference Mr. Jiffry Haniffa and the Deputy General Secretary of the All Ceylon Jamaath-e-Islami Dr. M.C.M. Maheez.

The TMVP was led by the Party Secretary Mrs. B. Padmini and included Political Wing members V. Tileepan, A. Pradeep, party's political wing member S. Gunalan, Peace Secretariat in-charge K. Mahesh and Media spokesman Azad Moulana.