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President pledges to appoint a committee to ensure respectful handling of final rites of people 

COLOMBO : President Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking at the Iftar ceremony in Kandy on Sunday evening on April 7, revealed plans to establish a committee tasked with ensuring the respectful handling of final rites for individuals, including Muslims, in line with their religious customs or final wishes.

During the COVID period more than. 200 Muslims including infants were cremated against the wishes of the community members

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