Don't deport Rohingyas...

Several Muslims protested at the agitation site near the Presidential Secretariat, demanding that the government refrain from sending Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar, as such an action would tarnish Sri Lanka's reputation. The Sri Lankan Navy rescued 102 Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler in December 2024. The refugees were subsequently taken to the port of Trincomalee.

However, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujeebur Rahuman has appealed to President Anura Dissanayake to reconsider the government’s decision to deport the Rohingya refugees. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi