[VIDEO] Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara issue statements condemning violence in Sri Lanka

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I strongly condemn the recent acts of violence & everyone involved must be brought to justice regardless of race/ religion or ethnicity. I grew up in a civil war which lasted 25 years and don’t want the next generation to go through that.</p>— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) <a href="https://twitter.com/MahelaJay/status/971269970964381696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

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[TM Riddle]

Most of these Muslims are Tamils therefore the ethnic angle cannot be ruled out either.

 

[DeadBall]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"Have we not learned anything from our recent past" Message from Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara to fellow Sri Lankans on Kandy violence <a href="https://twitter.com/KumarSanga2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KumarSanga2</a> <a href="https://t.co/JwTsDR7P5U">pic.twitter.com/JwTsDR7P5U</a></p>— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) <a href="https://twitter.com/AzzamAmeen/status/971319051048845313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Did ´he say we should not see a Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim or a Burger? Anyway I have been to SL loads of times, especially to the resorts in Kandy and Bentota (Colombo wasn't that good) and have many good friends in the area (Especially a Muslim singer whom I got to know at the Ramada, Dubai which I used to frequent who could sing almost any English song, old or new (My usual request was This Love by Maroon 5 and I wanna hold your hand by The Beatles at the time and he automatically played it when I walked in). I helped with a couple of local matters and then even stayed at his house in Kandy when I visited SL the following year. They always were such simple, genuine, accommodating people. I also had a couple of SL beddies in prison but thats another thing.

P.S- My last visit was 6 years ago so don't really know what has brought this on though.

 

[DeadBall]

Great messages by Sanga and Mahela though. Imagine our cricketers speaking about religious injustice against the blasphemy laws, minorities or Ahmadiyas. Good on them.

 

[DeadBall]

Sanga is so boss though. ATG batsman and human being.

 

[saeedhk]

Good on them.The last time Wahab Riaz wished happy birthday to the great Abdus Saam on Twitter, he received abuse and was forced to take down the tweet.