{"id":126184,"date":"2014-06-17T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T05:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=126184"},"modified":"2014-06-21T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T07:17:13","slug":"mahanayake-asserts-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mahanayake-asserts-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahanayake “Asserts Unity”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making the first statement by a Chief Prelate, Ven, Dawuldena Gnanissara thero<\/span><\/a>, the Mahanayake of the Amarapura Chapter, denounced the violence and stance of the Bodu Bala Sena<\/span><\/a> stating that ” We were a country that lived together without any racial religious hatred” and asserted that ” Sinhalese Tamils and Muslims should all live together ”<\/p>\n

\"Ven,<\/a>

Ven, Davuldena Gnanisssara thero, the Mahanayake of the Amarapura Chapter<\/p><\/div>\n

In a handwritten statement the Mahanayake thero said that the incidents in Aluthgama<\/span><\/a> and Beruwala are unfortunate.<\/p>\n

“We were a country that lived peacefully. If there is an issue that should have been settled through conversation not by violence to persons and property. I assert that the Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims should live together”<\/p>\n

The statement titled “peace through the Buddhist philosophy” is construed as a direct contradiction of the actions and sentiments of the\u00a0Bodu Bala Sena.<\/p>\n

The statement comes over 48 hours after the riots. There has been no denouncing or condemnation of the riot by the Mahanayake, or by the Mahanaykes of the three other chapters. The Asgiriya and Malawathu Mahanaykes are yet to make any statement regarding the riots which left 3 dead and scores injured.<\/p>\n

President Mahinda Rajapaksa nor the Sri Lankan government has not issued a statement regarding the riots to date except for an initial ‘tweet’ by the President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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