{"id":101243,"date":"2013-08-19T22:21:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T16:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=101243"},"modified":"2013-08-25T21:26:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T15:56:51","slug":"the-monk-involved-in-harsha-controversy-handed-over-to-police-by-bbs-after-being-caught-drunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-monk-involved-in-harsha-controversy-handed-over-to-police-by-bbs-after-being-caught-drunk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monk Involved In Harsha Controversy Handed Over To Police By BBS After Being Caught Drunk"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buddhist Monk who was involved in a controversy created by state media regarding Dr Harsha de Silva<\/a><\/span> resting his arm on the shoulder, was handed over to the police by Bodu Bala Sena, after being caught drunk in a office at Dematagoda with a friend.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The monk has been identified as Kirindiwela Piyaratana and was taken to the BBS headquarters by a group of people. After an interview with him we handed him over to the Kirulapona Police, Chief Executive Officer of the Bodu Bala Sena<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 Dilanthe Withanage told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n

According to Withanage the monk was in the army and a few years ago he resigned from the army and became a monk. His father was killed by the JVP during the 1989 insurrection causing him to take up UNP politics.<\/p>\n

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The monk at BBS\u00a0headquarters<\/p>\n

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