Sri Lanka's Muslim ministers resigns over widespread hate attacks against their community in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings
Rishad Bathiudeen, former minister arrives at a news conference with other muslim ministers after they resigned from their portfolios, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 3, 2019.
Nine Cabinet and junior ministers and two provincial governors resigned on Monday, days after a Buddhist monk began a fast demanding the expulsion of three leaders whom he said were linked to a militant group responsible for the Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people. Muslims have been subjected to violence and harassment in public places since the April 21 bombings, which were carried out by a local group that pledged allegiance to the Daesh terrorist group.
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