Muslim Religious Affairs Minister M H A Haleem has urged all mosques to commence delivering Jummah (Friday congregational prayer) sermons in Sinhala from this week onwards.
Issuing an instruction to all mosques, the Minister had insisted that religious clergy from other faiths should also be allowed to visit the mosque and listen to the Jummah sermons.
These instructions had been issued owing to allegations which have been levelled against certain mosques for propogating hate speech, a spokesman for the Minister told Times Online.
Earlier, Minister Haleem had also requested the Trustees of all mosques to submit an audio copy of sermons to the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs.
Further, the Muslim Religious Affairs Minister has said that all relevant parties have been informed to refrain from wearing any garment that covers the face completely and hides the identity of the individual.
He had also said that attention would be drawn to focus mainly on the spiritual aspect of this year's Ramazan festival celebrations.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
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