No Muslim M.P from UNP for the First Time in Colombo

There is no UNP Muslim parliamentarian to represent the Muslims of Colombo district for the first time. Every year Muslims are elected within the Colombo Municipal limits from the UNP to represent the Muslims since 1947.

Persons in the calibre of T.B. Jayah, Dr. M.C.M. Kaleel, Faleel A. Caffoor, Sir Razik Fareed and Jabir A. Cader represented the Muslims of Colombo since 1947. Member of Parliament M.H. Mohamed and M. Maharoof were elected from the UNP at the last general election. Rafeek Rajabdeen was later appointed as a member of parliamentarian from the UNP for the vacancy created following the assassination of T. Maheswaran.

Friday, 16 April 2010 11:07

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Hakeem Axed Nizam Kariapper

An eminent lawyer and a prominent figure in the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) holding the post of deputy secretary general of the party has been deprived not being nominated as MP from the national list by the leader of the party Rauff Hakeem.

According to SLMC party sources Nizam Kariapper’s name was in second place next to Hasan Ali in the preferential list of nomination of national MPs and it appears most of the party supporters including Nizam Kariapper are perturbed over his name being neglected in the appointment of national list MPs by the party.

 

It is said Nizam Kariapper an intelligent lawyer by profession has been playing a key role in the SLMC at times of disaster and was instrumental not only in building the party but also in persuading the party supporters and members to remain calm in periods of trouble within the party. He has been a member of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress party since its inception and was very active. He has been much involved in legal matters relating to the party and its supporters attending courts.  

The exclusion of Nizam Kariapper from the national list MP has created confusion among the party supporters and they say Rauff Hakeem has intentionally done this in order to preserve his leadership in the party for ever. They also say Rauff Hakeem is in the habit of sidelining or eliminating people in the SLMC who are capable due fear of him being removed from the leadership and always keep with him people who he thinks incapable.

They cited the exclusion of former SSP Abdul Majeed from contesting the recently held general election from the Ampara district as example. They have also cited a number of intellectuals who have deserted the SLMC before as other example.

Nizam Kariapper who was with the SLMC founder leader M.H.M. Ashraff joined Mrs. Ferial Ashraff after his demise and later joined Rauff Hakeem when the SLMC party was in struggle due to the SLMC parliamentarians deserting the party. He has been a force behind Rauff Hakeem in relieving the burden put on to the SLMC leader.

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 20:36

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Muslim Members Reduced to 18 in New Parliament

The representation of 25 Muslim members in the 225 members’ parliament has been reduced to 18 (UNF – 11 & UPFA – 7) in the new parliament. In the previous parliament there were 5 Muslims in the cabinet of 51 ministers, 5 Muslims in the 39 non cabinet ministers and 5 Muslims in the 19 deputy ministers. There were 15 ministers all together in the previous parliament.

The details of new Muslim members of parliament are as follows:

Name                                                                                   Party    Area

1.   A.H.M. Fouzi                          -UPFA    Colombo 

2.   A.L.M.Ahtaullah                    -UPFA    Digamadulla 

3.   H.M.M.Haris                           -UNF      Digamadulla 

4.   M.C.M.Fizal                            -UNF      Digamadulla 

5.   M.L.M. Hisbullah                   -UPFA     Batticaloa 

6.  Basheer Sehu Dawood          -UNF      Batticaloa 

7.  Risarth Bathiutheen              -UPFA     Vanny 

8.  Hunais Mohamed                   -UPFA     Vanny 

9.  Noordeen Mashoor                -UNF       Vanny 

10. Faizer Mustaffa                     -UPFA     Kandy 

11. Abdul Cader (Haji)               -UNF     Kandy 

12. Rauff Hakeem                       -UNF      Kandy 

13.  R.M. Haleem                         -UNF      Kandy 

14.S.M.Thoufeek                         -UNF      Trincomalee 

15.  Kabeer Hashim                    -UNF      Kegalle 

16.  A.H.M. Aswer                       -UPFA    National List 

17.  Hassan Ali                             -UNF      National List 

18.  Aslam Mohamed Saleem    -UNF      National List 

Thursday, 22 April 2010 09:16

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மக்களுக்கு நன்மை அளிக்கும் நடவடிக்கைகளின் போது அரசாங்கத்திற்கு ஆதரவளிக்கப்படும் : முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸ்

மக்களுக்கு நன்மை அளிக்கும் நடவடிக்கைகளின் போது அரசாங்கத்திற்கு ஆதரவளிக்கப்படும் என ஸ்ரீலங்கா முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸ் கட்சி அறிவித்துள்ளது.
தற்போதைய அரசாங்கம் மக்கள் நலத் திட்டங்களை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டு நாடாளுமன்றில் சமர்ப்பிக்கும் சட்ட மூலங்களுக்கு தமது கட்சி ஆதரவளிக்கும் என அதன் பொதுச் செயலாளர் ஹசன் அலி தெரிவித்துள்ளார். இம்முறை நாடாளுமன்றத் தேர்தலில் முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸ் கட்சியின் சார்பில் எட்டு பேர் தெரிவாகியுள்ளதாகவும், முஸ்லிம் மக்களின் உரிமைகளுக்காக தாம் நாடாளுமன்றில் குரல் கொடுக்க உள்ளதாகவும் அவர் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார். எதிர்காலத்தில் எடுக்கப்பட வேண்டிய நடவடிக்கைகள் குறித்து ஸ்ரீலங்கா முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸின் அதி உயர் பீடம் கூடி தீர்மானிக்க உள்ளதாகத் தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.