Azath Salley

Azath Salley is a Sri Lankan politician.

He is former Deputy mayor of Colombo, and founder and leader of the Muslim Tamil National Alliance (MTNA).[1] The MTNA is an Islamic political party that advocates Tamil-Muslim political dialogue in the country.[2]

In May 2013, Salley was arrested by the Sri Lankan Forces under the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act(PTA) for criticizing Anti-Muslim racism propagated by the state.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/11/sril-m11.html
  2. 1 2 "Sri Lanka monk self-immolation highlights anti-Muslim sentiment".


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