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SLMC not inclined to fish in troubled waters: Hakeem
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress will not be lured by the renegade LTTE commander Karuna, its leader Rauff Hakeem said yesterday. Mr. Hakeem said he would not react 'immediately' to the statement made by the renegade eastern commander Karuna that the east could not be called as a part of the Tamil homeland since it was shared by Muslims as well.

"This is a new dimension. We are happy that this fact has openly emerged. However, we will not engage in opportunistic politics. We will not agree to meet Karuna until we have consulted all parties related to the peace process," he said.

Mr. Hakeem recalled that he had 'signed a deal' with the LTTE leader to safeguard the rights of the Muslims and said that he would not let the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, be involved in what 'still is an internal matter that had to be solved within the LTTE'.

Citing the rift between Prabhakaran and Karuna as the least expected turnabout Mr. Hakeem said that he will not 'fish in troubled waters' and would wait for 'calm to surface'.

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