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What to do and, What not to do: Violence spreads against Muslim brothers in Sri Lanka

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Today is 15th June 201. Time is 2000 GMT.  There are reports coming out from Sri Lanka that Buddhist mobs which is backed by extreme Bodu Bala Sena is attacking the properties of Muslim brothers including their mosques, shops and houses. It is a challenging times for the Government of Sri Lanka. What are the possible steps could be taken to stop violence spreading and preventing further violence in short term? Galagoda Atthe Gnanasara tera is a hateful figure. I have met him few years ago without knowing what will bring us together in our way by our faiths. May be he had an idea of what he wanted to be at the time, but I did not. We hardly conversed but ended up spending about an hour or so together. I drove the car while he was sitting in the passenger seat and one of my relatives is behind.  The point is he has become a monstrous figure that claims to stands for Sinhala Buddhist in post-war Sri Lanka antagonizing ignorant and ill-educated majority Buddhist population of the