Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- In a statement, the National Peace Council, an independent and non partisan organisation that works towards a negotiated political solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, has stated that The death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan citizen Sivarasa Anojan in Saudi Arabia and the removal of the Thileepan statue in Jaffna are very different events that carry the risk of turning into grievances that affect entire communities. the National Peace Council (NPC) calls on the government as well as political parties, civil society and religious leaders to ensure that this does not happen.

NPC welcomes the government's efforts in the Anojan case and the appeals for clemency made by political and religious leaders, including...