The leader of the Sri Lankan Muslim Congress, Rauf Hakeem, has called for the Eastern province's chief minister, Nazeer Ahamed to apologise unconditionally for telling a navy officer at an event in Sampur on May 20 to "just get out from here".
Mr Hakeem, whose party represents the chief minister, said some parties would take political advantage of such incidents.
"We should not get caught in the attempts of some parties ready to create rifts," he was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.
"We buried the demons during the last general election. We should find ways to not to let them resurrect," he added.
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Mr Hakeem, whose party represents the chief minister, said some parties would take political advantage of such incidents.
"We should not get caught in the attempts of some parties ready to create rifts," he was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.
"We buried the demons during the last general election. We should find ways to not to let them resurrect," he added.
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