Two years back, the small Christian community of Sri Lanka bore the brunt of one of the most gruesome terror attacks:  the Easter Bombing. But for them those responsible for the negligence remain at large. 

Yesterday, the community across Sri Lanka marked Sunday as “Black Sunday.” On the request of the archdiocese of Colombo, Christians attended churches across the island, wearing black to register their protests. 

Recently, the Presidential Inquiry Commission submitted its report to the government and recommended actions against people. But the government is yet to take action based on the report. 

“The Commission had recommended action against certain people and this action should be taken without delay,” Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, was quoted as saying by Daily Mirror. 

If needed, the government should order more inquiries to determine who facilitated the attacks, and who got them to do that, he added. 

Referring to the recent visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, he said, the global religious leaders are working to build religious unity, Sri Lanka should also follow and bring about religious unity. 

Buddhist monks and Muslim leaders and people also attended the Black Sunday. The cardinal thanked them and expressed his gratitude for their solidarity. 

He further hoped that the government would take concrete steps by 21 April. 

On 21 April 2019, a series of suicide attacks rocked the island nation, killing 267 people on the day.