Congrats to President Mahinda Rajapaksa as 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka - 2005

November 21, 2005
His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa
President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Presidential Secretariat,
Colombo-01.

Your Excellency,

I write this to express heartiest congratulations on my behalf and on behalf of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama, the Council of Muslim Theologians, to Your Excellency for being blessed to be the 5th Executive President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama was highly impressed by the gesture of goodwill reflected in Your Excellency’s maiden speech, as the President, that “Interference in religious activities is not the business of the Government”, which caused the Muslim Community to breathe a sigh of relief, since the concerns over some potential political interference in its religious rights lingered on for some time.

It is the well known fact that from time immemorial, the Muslim Community of this country has remained loyal to all successive governments as patriotic citizens, no matter which political party they were backing during the elections.

It was just as well that Your Excellency also announced in the very first speech to the nation that you, from the time you were sworn into the top office, do not belong to any political party or ethnic group and would like to serve as the custodian of the justice rather than the Executive President. We strongly believe that you would commit yourself to keeping your pledges.

All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama assures Your Excellency of its fullest co-operation and undertakes the onus to lead the Muslim Community towards the path that ensures peace, happiness and prosperity for this Country.

Faithfully yours,

Ash-Shaikh H. Abdul Nazar
General Secretary,
All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama