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"Sri Lanka’s former strongman leader on Tuesday blamed unnamed conspirators for carrying out anti-Muslim attacks during his tenure as he tries to woo estranged minority communities in his comeback bid in next month’s parliamentary elections."see: http://www.irrawaddy.org/asia/former-sri-lanka-leader-blames-others-for-anti-muslim-attacks.html