Citing gross violations of human rights and international condemnation on Sri Lanka for its stand on Muslims, Prime Minister Najib Razak is asked not to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to be held in Colombo in November 2013.

In debating the supplementary estimates for the Foreign Ministry, M. Kula Segaran the Member of Parliament for Ipoh Barat argued that Najib’s attendance will be rated as a diplomatic blunder.

During his debate speech in Parliament on the 17th July, Kula Segaran praised the government for reversing its decision to invite the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakesha, for the 8th World Islamic Economic Forum held in Malaysia last December.

“Congratulate Malaysia for respecting the wishes of Malaysians for not supporting Sri Lanka”, he said further in relating Malaysia’s position to abstain from voting in favour of Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council resolutions in 2012 and 2013.

The HRC resolutions calls for independent international investigation by allowing the framework for UN agencies to gain access into Sri Lanka to assess and monitor the promotion and protection of human rights.

Kula Segaran borrowed part of what was highlighted in Time magazine (July 1st issue on page 16) and quoted, “This year in Sri Lanka, Buddhists nationalist groups with links to high ranking officialdom have gained prominence, and monks have helped orchestrate destruction of Muslim and Christian property,”

He called on Malaysia to be sensitive and responsible as the present Sri Lanka regime is against minority Tamils and minority Muslims. He suggested that Prime Minister’s attending of CHOGM 2013 will be seen as Malaysia’s support for the leadership of Sri Lanka. He added,

“It will be a diplomatic blunder for Najib to step onto Sri Lanka which is governed by a war criminal and an enemy of Islam. Malaysia should call for the expulsion of Sri Lanka from Commonwealth”