Thread by @AriffShihab, 1.@PresRajapaksa Has given his speech and pretty much told the #Muslims of [...]

Muhammad Ariff

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1. @PresRajapaksa Has given his speech and pretty much told the #Muslims of #SriLanka to shut up and accept his decree on cremation.
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2. Never in the history of pre colonial or post colonial #SriLanka or #Ceylon have we had this sort of humiliation even after death.

3. Here are the reasons given for cremation over burials.
Stop the spread of #COVID19
Stop contamination of ground water.
Let& #39;s have a look if this adds up.

4. Per available records, #SriLanka lost close to 6-7% of our population due #SpanishFlu outbreak.
Burials were permitted with no records of ground water contamination or spread of disease after. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181474/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...

The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 in Sri Lanka: its demographic cost, timing, and propagation

As an island and a former British colony, Sri Lanka is a case of special interest for the study of 1918–1919 influenza pandemic because of its potential for isolation from as well as integration into...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181474/

5. #Malaria outbreak, no prohibition of burials. No records of ground water contamination.

6. #SARS outbreak, no ban or spread of disease or evidence of ground water contamination. https://www.sakaltimes.com/world/china-ncov-toll-now-811-surpasses-sars-deaths-46170">https://www.sakaltimes.com/world/chi...

China NCoV toll now 811, surpasses SARS deaths

Data released by China's National Health Commission shows that, until midnight, 811 coronavirus deaths had been recorded in mainland China, other than those registered in the Philippines last weekend...

https://www.sakaltimes.com/world/china-ncov-toll-now-811-surpasses-sars-deaths-46170

7. #SwineFlu Outbreak 22 deaths no ban on burials no ban on burials no ground water contamination. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12088088">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...

Swine flu kills 22 in Sri Lanka

At least 22 people die in the past two months from swine flu in Sri Lanka, officials say.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12088088

8. They were all unique viruses where nobody knew how they reacted. At no time were burials banned based on pseudo science.
It& #39;s very apparent, the decision is based purely on racism other than science. I am still to see a shred of evidence of contamination in #SriLanka!
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