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Complaint against Asgiri prelate

23 Jun 2019

By Skandha Gunasekara The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has lodged a complaint with the Police against the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter over the controversial remarks made by the latter. Head of CPA Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu told The Sunday Morning that his organisation had lodged a complaint against Mahanayake of the Asgiri Chapter Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thera for hate speech. “We have lodged a complaint with the acting IGP against this monk for inciting racism,” Dr. Saravanamuttu said. He said that such behavior must not go unpunished, regardless of the individual’s standing in society. “This person has come out with hate speech and legal action must be taken. The law should be applied without exception. People wearing robes should not be exempted from the law of the land,” he said. Last Sunday, Gnanarathana Thera, in a speech, made controversial remarks such as condoning the stoning of Muslims and calling for a boycott of all Muslim businesses. Thereafter, on Wednesday, Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera, in a statement, condemned the remarks made by Gnanarathana Thera and called on the Buddhist majority of the country to “stand against the Talibisation of Buddhism”. On Friday, however, Gnanarathana Thera, in a statement, said that his remarks had been misinterpreted.

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