Chennai: A section of people in Chennai gathered together and held a candlelight vigil for Sri Lanka which was reeling under the Easter Sunday blasts.
According to media reports, senior citizens, members from churches, politicians, among others, from civil society joined the vigil and emphasised on remaining vigilant in unison. The people called for unity, love and peace to fight terrorism.
Faizur Rahman of Islamic Forum for Promotion of Modern Thought said the only way to counter this is to remain united and people of all religions in our country must exhibit strong unity during such times.
Rahman was quoted saying, “We counter such thoughts, especially those emanating from some extremist muslim organisations. Our aim is to stop youth from radicalising.”
MLA R Nataraj said eternal vigilance was the price that we pay for security as that is what protects the people. He said that people should immediately warn if they find something suspicious.
He also claimed that without the help of local people such incidents would not happen and also people must exercise caution before expressing their opinions on social media.