Sri Lanka’s cremation apology fails to enthuse minorities

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Sri Lanka’s cremation apology fails to enthuse minorities
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Workers carry a cardboard coffin of a Covid-19 victim for cremation at a cemetery in Colombo on Aug. 31, 2021. government's apology for its controversial cremation policy during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rajapakse pushed for an apology among cabinet members, although the policy was imposed during the previous government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Under Islamic norms, the greatest honor that can be given to a deceased person's body is to clean it and bury it within 24 hours without alteration, said H.A. Azeez, a Muslim rights activist.

On numerous occasions, governments have exploited the Muslim population “for political gains" and"to appease the Buddhist community,” he said.

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