By Basil Fernando
(Lanka-e-News -27.April.2021, 8.30 PM) Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith presided over the 21st of April commemoration with the participation of other religious leaders. Talking about the issue, he has said that the problem is not just about Catholics, but that it is about the whole country. According to him, he sees the problem of terrorism and extremism as factors behind The Easter Sunday attacks. His repeated complaint is that those who are behind the attacks have not been identified. And he warns that this may create a dangerous situation for the country.
While it is true that there is a complete failure to investigate the crimes which were committed on the 21st of April 2019 and therefore there is a serious consequence following from that to the whole society, a question that even the Cardinal does not address is what is the serious problem that has made these bomb attacks possible and what has created the circumstances to prevent investigations into the matter within the framework of the law in Sri Lanka.