{"id":72191,"date":"2021-01-09T14:07:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T14:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=72191"},"modified":"2021-01-10T14:35:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T14:35:21","slug":"sri-lanka-sticks-to-cremate-covid-19-muslim-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/72191-sri-lanka-sticks-to-cremate-covid-19-muslim-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka sticks to cremate COVID-19 Muslim victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/photo_2021-01-09_18-10-20-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/photo_2021-01-09_18-10-20-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/photo_2021-01-09_18-10-20-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/photo_2021-01-09_18-10-20-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/photo_2021-01-09_18-10-20-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/photo_2021-01-09_18-10-20.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Brushing aside pressure from various Muslim countries to stop cremating Muslim bodies, Sri Lanka on Thursday declared that it will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of COVID-19.<br>Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told the Parliament on Thursday, stressing that the decision was taken in line with the report prepared by the College of Community Physicists of Sri Lanka (CCPSL) last week: \u201cIt says in the report that cremation is the safest method for removing the bodies of COVID-19 victims.\u201d<br>Asked why the government did not consider the burial of the victims of the virus also proposed by the CCPSL in its study, Wanniarachchi told the lawmakers that the government did not intend to deviate from the report on any ethnic or religious basis.<br>Wanniarachchi argued that compulsory cremation of bodies is for health reasons only.<br>Ali Zahir Moulana, former member of Sri Lankan parliament and state minister, claimed on Twitter: \u201cIt is now clearly evident that Wanniarachchi has misled the Parliament by saying no committee was formed.\u201d<br>\u201cThis government\u2019s decisions are not based on science, but on politics and racism and their overt prejudice and bigotry are now on full display,\u201d Moulana added.<br>Moulana said the CCPSL\u2019s report clearly states those who died from coronavirus could be buried, calling on Wanniarachchito to \u201cshow the report, or table such report in Parliament for public review.\u201d<br>The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) said in its report released on January 2 that both cremation and burials are acceptable as means of disposing of COVID-19 victims\u2019 bodies, provided that health measures are followed.<br>NGOs and minority groups in Sri Lanka have filed petitions before the Supreme Court pleading to stop the cremation of Muslim bodies. But the apex court dismissed all such petitions.<br>Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sri Lanka has reported 46,780 coronavirus cases, including 222 deaths. 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