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'An imperative necessity'
by Ranga Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Rauff Hakeem yesterday described a joint mechanism with the LTTE as an "imperative necessity," and appealed to Muslim parliamentarians to come together to strike a common position on the Muslim participation in the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) Warning that failure to do so would harm the status of the Muslims in the P-TOMS, Hakeem said all Muslim parties need to sink their differences to have a common stand. "The P-TOMS is an imperative necessity," he said when asked about the SLMC's position on the rationale of a joint structure with the LTTE to coordinate the post-tsunami reconstruction. He also said the President had expressed willingness to consider Muslims as a party to the agreement, meaning a would-be signatory to the document. The President had also promised to discuss Muslim concerns with the LTTE, Mr. Hakeem said. Asked whether it is too late, now to put forward Muslim concerns, he said: " it is never late, because it is not yet signed". He also demanded the complete disclosure of the content of the P-TOMS. He also charged the main opposition UNP of its inaction in safe guarding Muslim concerns in the P-TOMS. Hakeem said he was due to meet UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe last night, where he would raise SLMC's concerns on the P-TOMS.
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