Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The leader of the Catholic Church in Lanka-Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith-while condemning the attack, added "... we have to be very clear about identifying who is behind this whole attempt and avoid falling into the trap of inter-religious violence". In his message, the Cardinal also referred to the members of the Muslim community as 'our brothers'.

The Cardinals' calming words played a significant role in preventing inter-religious violence in the country. Despite the gravity of the situation, the president, who was on a private visit to Singapore, did not return to the country immediately.

As mentioned earlier, no one has been criminally convicted for the attacks. Meanwhile government has changed hands four times. Ea...