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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's have a look if this adds up.
Stop the spread of #COVID19
Stop contamination of ground water.
Let'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/
Burials were permitted with no records of ground water contamination or spread of disease after. 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
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
8. They were all unique viruses where nobody knew how they reacted. At no time were burials banned based on pseudo science.
It'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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It'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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