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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12613947" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOUDDMoZ26pFGNdIdlSP2gnChdxRQOFez1s1M9nP12l7Vz6odg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader and Justice Minister Rauff  Hakeem said yesterday he had discussed the Dambulla Mosque dispute with  President Mahinda Rajapaksa and that he was confident it would be  resolved with justice to all.“The President assured me he would not let the dispute get out of hand  and will resolve the contentious matter without harming the interests of  any individual or community,” the minister saidHe rejected the claim by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne that Muslim  ministers had agreed to relocate the mosque within the Dambulla sacred  area and said the government must not let chauvinistic forces and  extremists to use these disputes to create political, religious and  social unrest in the country.The minister said not a single Muslim political leader or politician had  agreed for the relocation of the mosque as claimed by the premier. He said the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government was  strong because it enjoyed the support of nearly all minority parties. “Therefore, the government is able to come out unscathed from this  sensitive issue and do justice to all concerned.  The UPFA government is  committed to safeguarding the interests of the minorities and the SLMC  believes the government will not deviate from this position,” the  minister said and singled out a particular FM channel for spreading  false and fabricated propaganda with a chauvinistic flavor that gave  vent to the protests by some extremist elements. “If any one attempts to shift this mosque, which has existed since 1963  to another to another location will be considered as an unjust act,  which goes against the sentiments of all Muslims in the country. We will  not give into violence, intimidation or thuggery,” the minister said.He said there was the danger that even the global Muslim community which  hither maintained a friendly relationship with Sri Lanka and even  opposed the US resolution at the UNHRC sessions in March would look at  Sri Lanka differently if something unnecessary or unwarranted happened  over the Dambulla mosque.  “The SLMC and all Muslims without hesitation oppose moves to shift the  mosque as it will result in dire consequences if anyone attempted to do  so. There is no compromise on this matter and there is no need to  collect funds or beg for money to relocate the mosque,” the minister  said adding that a small section of extremist elements were attempting  to tarnish the image of Sri Lanka and the government taking advantage of  free speech, free association and the free media. DM</blockquote>

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