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Muslims like UPFA biriyani – not Govt.
View(s):Southern Provincial Councillor Weerasumana Weerasinghe was the last to take his oaths as Minister at a ceremony before President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday.
The ceremony over, those present sat down to lunch at “Temple Trees.” Ministers Susil Premajayantha, D.E.W. Gunasekera and Mahindananda Aluthgamage were among those present.
“Apita Muslim kattiya Chandey dunn nethe aie (Why didn’t the Muslims vote for us)?” asked President Mahinda Rajapaksa from Nauzer Fowzie. He is the son of Minister A.H.M. Fowzie. He lost the Western Provincial Council polls but was appointed to a bonus seat.
“Sir Muslim kattiya Aanduwey biriyani kanna vitharai kemathi,” (Sir, Muslims like to eat only the Government’s biriyani,” replied Nauzer Fowzie. It was not just the special rice delicacy he seems to be alluding to. It was also the benefits that Muslims draw from the UPFA Government.